Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Hong Kong, China, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 1.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
Hong Kong, China ranks 186th 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 2% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 154.8%, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More private sector data for Hong Kong, China
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Hong Kong, China?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Hong Kong, China was 1.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.