Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 602.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Ecuador, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ecuador is 602.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ecuador peaked at 938.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 600.0%, in 2015.
Ecuador ranks 70th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 938.4% | — |
| 2010 | 869.1% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 760.7% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 796.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 651.3% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 620.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 600.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 606.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 638.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 614.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 602.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 938.4% | 938.4% | 938.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 676.0% | 600.0% | 869.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ecuador?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ecuador was 602.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 938.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 600.0% in 2015.
- How does Ecuador rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.