Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Namibia
Namibia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 272.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Namibia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 272.2% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Namibia peaked at 647.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 272.2%, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 99th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 647.7% | — |
| 2010 | 586.6% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 535.0% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 493.2% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 403.8% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 397.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 338.7% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 349.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 344.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 304.4% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 272.2% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 647.7% | 647.7% | 647.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 402.5% | 272.2% | 586.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Namibia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Namibia was 272.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 647.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 272.2% in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Namibia ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.