Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 171.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Saint Lucia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Saint Lucia stood at 171.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Saint Lucia peaked at 241.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 171.1%, in 2019.
Saint Lucia ranks 116th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 195.3% | — |
| 2010 | 212.6% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 241.1% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 202.9% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 211.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 191.8% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 197.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 193.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 203.7% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 174.4% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 171.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 195.3% | 195.3% | 195.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 200.0% | 171.1% | 241.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 113 North Macedonia 184.1% compare
- 114 Serbia 182.4% compare
- 115 Egypt 180.2% compare
- 117 South Africa 158.4% compare
- 118 Costa Rica 158.0% compare
- 119 Grenada 157.4% compare
More private sector data for Saint Lucia
- Merchandise trade 41.2% (2025)
- Food imports 27.6% (2020)
- Manufactures imports 57.0% (2020)
- Merchandise imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Saint Lucia?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Saint Lucia was 171.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 241.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 171.1% in 2019.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Saint Lucia ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.