Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Brazil
Brazil: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 203.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Brazil, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Brazil is 203.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Brazil peaked at 662.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 203.4%, in 2019.
That places Brazil 110th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 662.6% | — |
| 2010 | 611.1% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 487.5% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 472.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 272.8% | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 273.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 240.9% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 235.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 220.9% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 212.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 203.4% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 662.6% | 662.6% | 662.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 323.0% | 203.4% | 611.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 107 Slovakia 219.6% compare
- 108 Dominican Republic 209.5% compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 207.3% compare
- 110 Jamaica 203.4% compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 185.3% compare
- 113 North Macedonia 184.1% compare
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Brazil?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Brazil was 203.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 662.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.4% in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Brazil ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.