Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 57.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Switzerland, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Switzerland is 57.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Switzerland peaked at 70.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 146th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 68.8% | — |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 68.8% | 68.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 57.2% | 70.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Switzerland?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Switzerland was 57.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Switzerland ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.