Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Botswana
Botswana: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 251.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Botswana, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Botswana is 251.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Botswana peaked at 495.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 251.5%, in 2019.
Botswana ranks 103rd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 465.2% | — |
| 2010 | 495.3% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 408.9% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 353.8% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 389.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 340.4% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 297.6% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 323.7% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 283.8% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 266.5% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 251.5% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 465.2% | 465.2% | 465.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 341.1% | 251.5% | 495.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Botswana?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Botswana was 251.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 495.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 251.5% in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Botswana ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.