Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Australia
Australia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 12.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Australia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Australia stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Australia peaked at 15.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2019.
That places Australia 178th 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15.9% | — |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Australia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Australia was 12.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Australia ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.