Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Mexico
Mexico: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 264.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Mexico, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mexico stood at 264.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mexico peaked at 582.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 264.4%, in 2019.
Mexico ranks 100th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 582.5% | — |
| 2010 | 438.3% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 397.5% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 384.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 349.2% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 346.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 332.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 336.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 314.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 290.4% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 264.4% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 582.5% | 582.5% | 582.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 345.5% | 264.4% | 438.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mexico?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mexico was 264.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 582.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 264.4% in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Mexico ranks 100th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.