Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Guinea
Guinea: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 3,232.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Guinea, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Guinea is 3,232.2%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Guinea peaked at 13,161.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,160.3%, in 2018.
That places Guinea 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12,484.8% | — |
| 2010 | 13,161.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 10,332.2% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 8,301.0% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 8,009.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 7,116.6% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 6,766.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 6,636.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5,639.8% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 3,160.3% | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 3,232.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,484.8% | 12,484.8% | 12,484.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,235.6% | 3,160.3% | 13,161.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 11 Madagascar 4,336.4% compare
- 12 Mauritania 3,929.3% compare
- 13 Yemen 3,492.6% compare
- 15 Sudan 3,154.2% compare
- 16 Eritrea 3,078.5% compare
- 17 Mozambique 3,008.7% compare
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 53.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Guinea?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Guinea was 3,232.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 13,161.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,160.3% in 2018.
- How does Guinea rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Guinea ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.