Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 25.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Papua New Guinea, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Papua New Guinea stood at 25.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 74.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2019.
That places Papua New Guinea 166th 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 73.7% | — |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -7.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 25.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 879.7%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 25.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 154.8%, 17% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 25.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 163 India 28.6% compare
- 164 Saudi Arabia 27.9% compare
- 165 Finland 27.5% compare
- 166 Malaysia 25.6% compare
- 168 Netherlands 24.5% compare
- 169 Philippines 24.3% compare
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Papua New Guinea?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Papua New Guinea was 25.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.