Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 603.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Mongolia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mongolia stood at 603.5%.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mongolia peaked at 1,298.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 520.3%, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 69th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,258.8% | — |
| 2010 | 1,298.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1,107.5% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 982.7% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 719.9% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 600.6% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 520.3% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 579.1% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 618.9% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 659.6% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 603.5% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,258.8% | 1,258.8% | 1,258.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 769.0% | 520.3% | 1,298.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More private sector data for Mongolia
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 11.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,416 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.1394 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mongolia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Mongolia was 603.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,298.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 520.3% in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Mongolia ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.