Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 35.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Kazakhstan, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kazakhstan stood at 35.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kazakhstan peaked at 115.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2019.
Kazakhstan ranks 157th 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 (% of income per capita) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 115.6% | — |
| 2010 | 111.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | -8.7% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 35.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 274.9%, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 35.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 39% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.6% | 115.6% | 115.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 35.9% | 111.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 64.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 13.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 19.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 78.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,780 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kazakhstan?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kazakhstan was 35.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 115.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2019.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Kazakhstan ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.