Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,309.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Cape Verde, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1,309.8% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Cape Verde peaked at 1,609.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,240.6%, in 2013.
Cape Verde ranks 35th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,524.1% | — |
| 2010 | 1,609.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1,515.5% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,345.5% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 1,240.6% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1,305.9% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1,349.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,409.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,538.1% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1,503.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,309.8% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,524.1% | 1,524.1% | 1,524.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,412.7% | 1,240.6% | 1,609.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Cape Verde?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Cape Verde was 1,309.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,609.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,240.6% in 2013.
- How does Cape Verde rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Cape Verde ranks 35th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.