Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Barbados
Barbados: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 61.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Barbados, 2011–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Barbados stood at 61.6%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Barbados peaked at 64.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2015.
That places Barbados 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 63.8% | — |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
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More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Barbados?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Barbados was 61.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Barbados ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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.