Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 892.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Equatorial Guinea, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Equatorial Guinea stood at 892.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1,185.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 456.5%, in 2012.
That places Equatorial Guinea 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 484.6% | — |
| 2010 | 833.3% | +72.0% |
| 2011 | 571.1% | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 456.5% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 509.8% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 557.6% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 616.7% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1,085.4% | +76.0% |
| 2017 | 1,185.2% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 872.2% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 892.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 484.6% | 484.6% | 484.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 758.0% | 456.5% | 1,185.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More private sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Merchandise trade 33.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (1983)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (1983)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 57.9% (1983)
- Manufactures exports 4.0% (1983)
- Merchandise exports 2.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,341 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -12.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Equatorial Guinea?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Equatorial Guinea was 892.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,185.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 456.5% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.