Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 663.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Sri Lanka, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sri Lanka stood at 663.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,760.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 663.5%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 62nd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,760.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1,575.9% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1,360.8% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1,187.2% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 1,017.0% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 1,032.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 897.2% | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 786.6% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 799.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 710.5% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 663.5% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,760.7% | 1,760.7% | 1,760.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,003.0% | 663.5% | 1,575.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 59 Lao People's Democratic Republic 705.2% compare
- 60 Tanzania, United Republic of 690.8% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 683.9% compare
- 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 650.7% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 638.7% compare
- 65 Marshall Islands 637.9% compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sri Lanka?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sri Lanka was 663.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,760.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 663.5% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.