Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Vietnam
Vietnam: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 87.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Vietnam, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Vietnam stood at 87.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Vietnam peaked at 87.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2009.
That places Vietnam 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 59.6% | — |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +1.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 87.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 87.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 63.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 40.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 30.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Vietnam?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Vietnam was 87.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2009.
- How does Vietnam rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Vietnam ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.