Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Sweden
Sweden: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 29.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Sweden, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 29.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sweden peaked at 39.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 162nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21.1% | — |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +79.4% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 21.8% | 39.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More private sector data for Sweden
- Merchandise trade 61.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 200.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 208.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 19,660 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sweden?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Sweden was 29.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Sweden ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.