Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Austria
Austria: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 85.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Austria, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Austria stood at 85.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Austria peaked at 113.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 85.8%, in 2019.
That places Austria 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 110.7% | — |
| 2010 | 113.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 110.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 104.5% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 101.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 101.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.7% | 110.7% | 110.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 85.8% | 113.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Austria?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Austria was 85.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 113.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.8% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Austria ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.