Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Comoros
Comoros: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,212.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Comoros, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1,212.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Comoros peaked at 2,578.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,212.3%, in 2019.
That places Comoros 40th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,578.1% | — |
| 2010 | 2,353.6% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 2,383.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,477.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2,224.9% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 2,127.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2,206.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2,451.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 2,050.5% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 2,005.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,212.3% | -39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,578.1% | 2,578.1% | 2,578.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,149.3% | 1,212.3% | 2,477.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 37 Timor-Leste 1,255.7% compare
- 38 Gabon 1,235.5% compare
- 39 Pakistan 1,234.5% compare
- 41 Solomon Islands 1,205.9% compare
- 42 Fiji 1,191.4% compare
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 1,177.7% compare
More private sector data for Comoros
- Merchandise trade 23.1% (2025)
- Food imports 42.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 371.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 48.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Comoros?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Comoros was 1,212.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2,578.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,212.3% in 2019.
- How does Comoros rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Comoros ranks 40th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.