Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Romania
Romania: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 405.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Romania, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Romania is 405.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Romania peaked at 894.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 405.8%, in 2019.
Romania ranks 84th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 894.3% | — |
| 2010 | 863.7% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 854.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 788.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 740.4% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 626.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 584.5% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 546.5% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 510.9% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 449.7% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 405.8% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 894.3% | 894.3% | 894.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 637.0% | 405.8% | 863.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Romania?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Romania was 405.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 894.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 405.8% in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Romania ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.