Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Benin
Benin: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 11,584.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Benin, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11,584.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Benin peaked at 14,654.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11,584.3%, in 2019.
Benin ranks 3rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13,395.4% | — |
| 2010 | 13,148.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 12,940.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 12,207.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 12,101.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 14,654.9% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 14,287.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 12,581.5% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 12,304.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 11,987.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 11,584.3% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,395.4% | 13,395.4% | 13,395.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,779.7% | 11,584.3% | 14,654.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 1 Burundi 14,977.6% compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13,108.0% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 10,000.5% compare
- 5 Chad 9,628.6% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 8,977.4% compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Benin?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Benin was 11,584.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 14,654.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,584.3% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Benin ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.