Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,470.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Cameroon, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,470.7% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Cameroon peaked at 1,871.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,470.7%, in 2019.
Cameroon ranks 32nd 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,871.1% | — |
| 2010 | 1,846.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,854.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,772.8% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,831.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,686.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 1,582.9% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1,597.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,776.9% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1,552.7% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 1,470.7% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,871.1% | 1,871.1% | 1,871.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,697.2% | 1,470.7% | 1,854.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 29 Bangladesh 1,745.8% compare
- 30 Malawi 1,709.2% compare
- 31 Cambodia 1,701.9% compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 1,400.6% compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 1,383.9% compare
- 35 Cape Verde 1,309.8% compare
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Cameroon?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Cameroon was 1,470.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,871.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,470.7% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.