Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Ghana
Ghana: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 632.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Ghana, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ghana stood at 632.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ghana peaked at 5,902.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 632.0%, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 66th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,902.4% | — |
| 2010 | 4,047.2% | -31.4% |
| 2011 | 3,459.5% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 2,717.9% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 2,295.3% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 1,778.0% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 1,530.6% | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 1,265.8% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 1,080.2% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 906.0% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 632.0% | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,902.4% | 5,902.4% | 5,902.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,971.2% | 632.0% | 4,047.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 650.7% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 638.7% compare
- 65 Marshall Islands 637.9% compare
- 67 Angola 623.3% compare
- 68 Kenya 615.4% compare
- 69 Mongolia 603.5% compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ghana?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Ghana was 632.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,902.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 632.0% in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.