Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Norway
Norway: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 10.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Norway, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Norway stood at 10.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Norway peaked at 14.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2019.
That places Norway 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.4% | — |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 10.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 19% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 10.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 11% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 74.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 64.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Norway?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Norway was 10.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Norway ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.