Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Maldives
Maldives: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 234.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Maldives, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 234.6% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Maldives peaked at 622.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 228.1%, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 104th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 622.5% | — |
| 2010 | 576.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 536.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 380.5% | -29.0% |
| 2013 | 398.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 391.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 296.8% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 321.7% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 283.5% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 228.1% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 234.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 622.5% | 622.5% | 622.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 364.7% | 228.1% | 576.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Maldives?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Maldives was 234.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 622.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 228.1% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Maldives ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.