Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Spain
Spain: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 93.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Spain, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Spain is 93.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Spain peaked at 230.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2019.
Spain ranks 133rd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 214.6% | — |
| 2010 | 226.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 221.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 221.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 223.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 230.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 225.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 103.1% | -54.2% |
| 2017 | 100.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 214.6% | 214.6% | 214.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 174.1% | 93.1% | 230.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Spain?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Spain was 93.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 230.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Spain ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.