Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Zambia
Zambia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 74.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Zambia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 74.9% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Zambia peaked at 97.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2014.
That places Zambia 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.3% | — |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -49.7% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +5.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 74.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 74.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 49.1% | 97.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Zambia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Zambia was 74.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Zambia ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.