Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Madagascar
Madagascar: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 4,336.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Madagascar, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Madagascar is 4,336.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Madagascar peaked at 6,971.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,336.4%, in 2019.
Madagascar ranks 11th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,774.6% | — |
| 2010 | 6,908.0% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 6,244.7% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 6,971.5% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 6,926.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6,465.7% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 6,131.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 5,609.4% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 5,393.2% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 5,099.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 4,336.4% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,774.6% | 5,774.6% | 5,774.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,008.7% | 4,336.4% | 6,971.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Madagascar?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Madagascar was 4,336.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6,971.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,336.4% in 2019.
- How does Madagascar rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Madagascar ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.