Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Senegal
Senegal: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 2,421.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Senegal, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2,421.1% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Senegal peaked at 6,306.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,421.1%, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 23rd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,306.0% | — |
| 2010 | 6,243.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,182.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5,855.1% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 5,802.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5,748.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,747.1% | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 3,822.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3,619.6% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3,419.7% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2,421.1% | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,306.0% | 6,306.0% | 6,306.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,686.1% | 2,421.1% | 6,243.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Senegal?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Senegal was 2,421.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,306.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,421.1% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.