Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Singapore
Singapore: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 22.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Singapore, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Singapore is 22.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Singapore peaked at 34.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2019.
That places Singapore 172nd 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 (% of income per capita) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 34.6% | — |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -5.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 22.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 41% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 22.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 154.8%, 14% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.0% | 34.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 169 Philippines 24.3% compare
- 170 Czechia 23.1% compare
- 170 United Kingdom 23.1% compare
- 173 United States 21.7% compare
- 174 Poland 16.3% compare
- 175 Argentina 15.5% compare
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 384.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 421.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Singapore?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Singapore was 22.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Singapore ranks 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.