Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Chad
Chad: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 9,628.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Chad, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Chad stood at 9,628.6%.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Chad peaked at 14,719.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,660.5%, in 2015.
That places Chad 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14,057.0% | — |
| 2010 | 14,719.8% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 13,123.8% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 11,017.6% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 9,580.1% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 7,677.5% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 7,660.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8,526.9% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 9,821.1% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 9,916.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9,628.6% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,057.0% | 14,057.0% | 14,057.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,167.2% | 7,660.5% | 14,719.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13,108.0% compare
- 3 Benin 11,584.3% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 10,000.5% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 8,977.4% compare
- 7 Uganda 6,930.1% compare
- 8 Congo 5,569.3% compare
More private sector data for Chad
- Merchandise trade 28.9% (2025)
- Food imports 24.3% (1995)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (1995)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.2% (1975)
- Manufactures exports 7.7% (1975)
- Merchandise exports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 190.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1863 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Chad?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Chad was 9,628.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 14,719.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,660.5% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Chad ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.