Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Kenya
Kenya: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 615.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Kenya, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kenya stood at 615.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kenya peaked at 1,449.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 615.4%, in 2019.
Kenya ranks 68th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,397.2% | — |
| 2010 | 1,449.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,419.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,197.8% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 1,081.3% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 1,011.4% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 732.3% | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 642.0% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 724.7% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 685.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 615.4% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,397.2% | 1,397.2% | 1,397.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 956.0% | 615.4% | 1,449.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kenya?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kenya was 615.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,449.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 615.4% in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.