Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Thailand
Thailand: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 3.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Thailand, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 3.9% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.3% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Thailand peaked at 78.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2019.
Thailand ranks 185th 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 (% of income per capita) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 78.9% | — |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -90.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 3.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 274.9%, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 3.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 154.8%, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 3.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 75.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Thailand?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Thailand was 3.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Thailand ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.