Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Israel
Israel: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 13.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Israel, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Israel is 13.3%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Israel peaked at 14.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2015.
Israel ranks 177th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.7% | — |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More private sector data for Israel
- Merchandise trade 25.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 95.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 86.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 59.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,829 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Israel?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Israel was 13.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2015.
- How does Israel rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Israel ranks 177th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.