Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Taiwan
Taiwan: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 37.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Taiwan, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Taiwan is 37.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Taiwan peaked at 52.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2019.
That places Taiwan 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 (% of income per capita) in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52.1% | — |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 37.0% | 52.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 151 Chile 49.3% compare
- 152 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.6% compare
- 153 San Marino 40.4% compare
- 154 Germany 37.0% compare
- 156 Brunei 36.7% compare
- 157 Kazakhstan 35.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Taiwan?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Taiwan was 37.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2019.
- How does Taiwan rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Taiwan ranks 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.