Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 203.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Jamaica, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 203.4% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Jamaica peaked at 412.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 203.4%, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 379.3% | — |
| 2010 | 375.5% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 338.5% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 412.8% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 402.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 277.3% | -31.1% |
| 2015 | 233.0% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 209.2% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 219.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 203.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 203.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 379.3% | 379.3% | 379.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 287.5% | 203.4% | 412.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 107 Slovakia 219.6% compare
- 108 Dominican Republic 209.5% compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 207.3% compare
- 110 Brazil 203.4% compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 185.3% compare
- 113 North Macedonia 184.1% compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Jamaica?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Jamaica was 203.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 412.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.4% in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.