Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Egypt
Egypt: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 180.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Egypt, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Egypt stood at 180.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Egypt peaked at 575.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 180.2%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 115th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 575.9% | — |
| 2010 | 509.9% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 455.5% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 396.0% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 337.4% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 304.6% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 272.9% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 243.0% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 280.8% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 227.0% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 180.2% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575.9% | 575.9% | 575.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 320.7% | 180.2% | 509.9% | 10 |
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- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 185.3% compare
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- 116 Saint Lucia 171.1% compare
- 117 South Africa 158.4% compare
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More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Egypt?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Egypt was 180.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 575.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 180.2% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.