Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Estonia
Estonia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 138.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Estonia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 138.7% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Estonia peaked at 229.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 138.7%, in 2019.
That places Estonia 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 206.1% | — |
| 2010 | 229.1% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 222.5% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 201.4% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 188.0% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 169.2% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 157.2% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 173.0% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 168.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 154.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 138.7% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 206.1% | 206.1% | 206.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 180.2% | 138.7% | 229.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Estonia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Estonia was 138.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 229.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.7% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Estonia ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.