Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Rwanda
Rwanda: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,923.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Rwanda, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Rwanda stood at 1,923.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Rwanda peaked at 6,233.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,923.1%, in 2019.
That places Rwanda 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,233.6% | — |
| 2010 | 5,513.6% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 4,696.8% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 3,948.1% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 4,018.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,073.9% | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 2,932.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2,722.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 2,722.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,083.3% | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 1,923.1% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,233.6% | 6,233.6% | 6,233.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,363.5% | 1,923.1% | 5,513.6% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Rwanda?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Rwanda was 1,923.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 6,233.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,923.1% in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Rwanda ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.