Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Thailand
Thailand: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity 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 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% |
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
- 182 Qatar 9.2% compare
- 183 Russian Federation 5.0% compare
- 183 France 5.0% compare
- 186 Hong Kong, China 1.3% compare
- 187 China 0.0% compare
- 187 Japan 0.0%
- 187 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (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.