Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Congo
Congo: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 5,569.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Congo, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Congo stood at 5,569.3%.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Congo peaked at 6,957.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,657.6%, in 2013.
That places Congo 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,724.8% | — |
| 2010 | 6,579.1% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 5,224.0% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 4,775.3% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 4,657.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,705.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,677.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5,469.1% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 6,957.7% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 6,769.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,569.3% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,724.8% | 5,724.8% | 5,724.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,538.3% | 4,657.6% | 6,957.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 5 Chad 9,628.6% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 8,977.4% compare
- 7 Uganda 6,930.1% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 5,057.2% compare
- 10 Niger 4,664.2% compare
- 11 Madagascar 4,336.4% compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Congo?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Congo was 5,569.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,957.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,657.6% in 2013.
- How does Congo rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Congo ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.