Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Haiti
Haiti: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 2,946.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Haiti, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Haiti is 2,946.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Haiti peaked at 4,647.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,946.7%, in 2019.
That places Haiti 19th 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 (% of income per capita) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3,476.9% | — |
| 2010 | 3,388.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,084.9% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 4,647.5% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 3,800.1% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 3,495.8% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 3,639.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 3,708.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3,522.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3,242.8% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 2,946.7% | -9.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 2,946.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 879.7%, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 2,946.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 209.5%, 14.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,476.9% | 3,476.9% | 3,476.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,647.6% | 2,946.7% | 4,647.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More private sector data for Haiti
- Merchandise trade 16.2% (2025)
- Food imports 31.9% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 4.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 517.50 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 23.3% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 64.3% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 554.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 87.21 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.53 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Haiti?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Haiti was 2,946.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 4,647.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,946.7% in 2019.
- How does Haiti rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Haiti ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.