Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 517.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in El Salvador, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in El Salvador stood at 517.9%.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in El Salvador peaked at 553.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 483.6%, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 73rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 483.6% | — |
| 2010 | 533.0% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 530.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 533.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 549.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 542.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 525.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 502.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 502.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 553.4% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 517.9% | -6.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 517.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 274.9%, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 517.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 209.5%, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 483.6% | 483.6% | 483.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 529.0% | 502.0% | 553.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in El Salvador?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in El Salvador was 517.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 553.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 483.6% in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.