Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Germany
Germany: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 37.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Germany, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Germany stood at 37.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Germany peaked at 51.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 154th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 50.6% | — |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 37.0% | 51.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 151 Chile 49.3% compare
- 152 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.6% compare
- 153 San Marino 40.4% compare
- 154 Taiwan, China 37.0% compare
- 156 Brunei Darussalam 36.7% compare
- 157 Kazakhstan 35.9% compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Germany?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Germany was 37.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Germany ranks 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.