Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Argentina
Argentina: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 15.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Argentina, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Argentina is 15.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.2% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Argentina peaked at 46.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2019.
That places Argentina 175th out of 189 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 in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 45.7% | — |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -40.6% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -23.9% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 15.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Argentina?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Argentina was 15.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Argentina ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.