Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 542.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Eswatini, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Eswatini stood at 542.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Eswatini peaked at 1,526.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 542.6%, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 72nd 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,526.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1,472.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,302.0% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 1,071.8% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 1,232.7% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 1,039.1% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 1,042.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 739.9% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 753.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 689.2% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 542.6% | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,526.7% | 1,526.7% | 1,526.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 988.6% | 542.6% | 1,472.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More private sector data for Eswatini
- Merchandise trade 86.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 59.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,887 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Eswatini?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Eswatini was 542.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,526.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 542.6% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Eswatini ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.