Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 683.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Kyrgyzstan, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kyrgyzstan is 683.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 1,939.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 683.9%, in 2019.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,939.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1,622.0% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 1,519.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,243.3% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 1,137.8% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 1,004.8% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 891.8% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 858.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 814.4% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 717.7% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 683.9% | -4.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 683.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 879.7%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 683.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 7.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,939.0% | 1,939.0% | 1,939.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,049.3% | 683.9% | 1,622.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 58 Tunisia 719.1% compare
- 59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 705.2% compare
- 60 Tanzania, United Republic of 690.8% compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 663.5% compare
- 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 650.7% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 638.7% compare
More private sector data for Kyrgyzstan
- Merchandise trade 69.9% (2025)
- Food imports 12.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 12.97 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 388.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -44.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kyrgyzstan?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Kyrgyzstan was 683.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,939.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 683.9% in 2019.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.