Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Czechia
Czechia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 23.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Czechia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Czechia is 23.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Czechia peaked at 33.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2019.
That places Czechia 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 33.3% | — |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 23.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 168 Netherlands 24.5% compare
- 169 Philippines 24.3% compare
- 170 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.1% compare
- 172 Singapore 22.0% compare
- 173 United States of America 21.7% compare
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Czechia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Czechia was 23.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2019.
- How does Czechia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Czechia ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.