Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 24.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Netherlands, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Netherlands is 24.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Netherlands peaked at 35.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2019.
Netherlands ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28.7% | — |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -12.8% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 24.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 46% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 24.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 24.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 165 Finland 27.5% compare
- 166 Malaysia 25.6% compare
- 166 Papua New Guinea 25.6% compare
- 169 Philippines 24.3% compare
- 170 Czechia 23.1% compare
- 170 United Kingdom 23.1% compare
More private sector data for Netherlands
- Merchandise trade 139.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 870.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 283.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 989.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 331.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54,691 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Netherlands?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Netherlands was 24.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Netherlands ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.