Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Palestine
Palestine: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 82.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Palestine, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 82.9% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Palestine peaked at 82.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2011.
That places Palestine 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 79.8% | — |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +3.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 82.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 82.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.5%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 82.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 227.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Palestine?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Palestine was 82.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2011.
- How does Palestine rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Palestine ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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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About this data
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.