Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Eritrea
Eritrea: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 3,078.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Eritrea, 2009–2014
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Eritrea is 3,078.5%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Eritrea ranks 16th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,051.6% | — |
| 2010 | 4,156.7% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 4,436.6% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3,508.0% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 3,352.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3,078.5% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,051.6% | 5,051.6% | 5,051.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,706.4% | 3,078.5% | 4,436.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More private sector data for Eritrea
- Merchandise trade 29.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 524.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 631.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 174.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 145.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 24.08 current US$ per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Eritrea?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Eritrea was 3,078.5% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,051.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,078.5% in 2014.
- How does Eritrea rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Eritrea ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.