Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Liberia
Liberia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 2,190.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Liberia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Liberia is 2,190.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.3% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Liberia peaked at 9,239.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,190.5%, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 25th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8,002.7% | — |
| 2010 | 9,239.3% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 7,780.5% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 6,159.5% | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 3,975.8% | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 3,627.4% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 3,897.1% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 4,066.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 4,174.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3,491.7% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 2,190.5% | -37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,002.7% | 8,002.7% | 8,002.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,860.3% | 2,190.5% | 9,239.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Liberia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Liberia was 2,190.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,239.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,190.5% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Liberia ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.