Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Serbia
Serbia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 182.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Serbia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Serbia is 182.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Serbia peaked at 591.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 182.4%, in 2019.
That places Serbia 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 591.1% | — |
| 2010 | 564.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 536.1% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 502.6% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 505.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 454.9% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 240.4% | -47.2% |
| 2016 | 235.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 223.5% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 212.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 182.4% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 591.1% | 591.1% | 591.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 365.8% | 182.4% | 564.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 185.3% compare
- 113 North Macedonia 184.1% compare
- 115 Egypt 180.2% compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 171.1% compare
- 117 South Africa 158.4% compare
More private sector data for Serbia
- Merchandise trade 84.6% (2025)
- Food imports 5.8% (2007)
- Manufactures imports 69.5% (2007)
- Merchandise imports 47.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2007)
- Manufactures exports 65.9% (2007)
- Merchandise exports 37.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,698 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Serbia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Serbia was 182.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 591.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 182.4% in 2019.
- How does Serbia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Serbia ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.