Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Canada
Canada: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 116.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Canada, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Canada stood at 116.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Canada peaked at 152.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 116.9%, in 2019.
Canada ranks 127th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 143.7% | — |
| 2010 | 152.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 145.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 140.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 131.8% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 131.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 126.1% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 125.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 125.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 119.8% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 116.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 143.7% | 143.7% | 143.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 131.5% | 116.9% | 152.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Canada?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Canada was 116.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 152.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.9% in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Canada ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.