Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Gabon
Gabon: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,235.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Gabon, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Gabon is 1,235.5%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Gabon peaked at 1,664.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 981.4%, in 2013.
Gabon ranks 38th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,349.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1,664.2% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 1,345.0% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 1,133.7% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 981.4% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 995.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,128.8% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 1,101.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,294.5% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 1,294.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,235.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,349.7% | 1,349.7% | 1,349.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,217.5% | 981.4% | 1,664.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 35 Cape Verde 1,309.8% compare
- 36 Morocco 1,308.8% compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 1,255.7% compare
- 39 Pakistan 1,234.5% compare
- 40 Comoros 1,212.3% compare
- 41 Solomon Islands 1,205.9% compare
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Gabon?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Gabon was 1,235.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,664.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 981.4% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Gabon ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.