Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Portugal
Portugal: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 33.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Portugal, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Portugal stood at 33.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Portugal peaked at 91.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 2019.
That places Portugal 159th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.3% | — |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -44.8% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -2.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 33.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 63% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 33.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 36% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 33.6% | 91.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 156 Brunei Darussalam 36.7% compare
- 157 Kazakhstan 35.9% compare
- 158 Korea 34.3% compare
- 159 Lithuania 33.6% compare
- 161 Luxembourg 32.7% compare
- 162 Sweden 29.3% compare
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Portugal?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Portugal was 33.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Portugal ranks 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.