Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in East Timor
East Timor: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 1,255.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in East Timor, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in East Timor is 1,255.7%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in East Timor peaked at 1,258.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 584.8%, in 2013.
East Timor ranks 37th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,231.9% | — |
| 2010 | 1,159.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1,008.6% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 592.9% | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 584.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 596.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 733.4% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 1,218.0% | +66.1% |
| 2017 | 1,258.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,170.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1,255.7% | +7.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,255.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 879.7%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,255.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 154.8%, 8.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,231.9% | 1,231.9% | 1,231.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 957.8% | 584.8% | 1,258.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 453.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in East Timor?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in East Timor was 1,255.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,258.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 584.8% in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- East Timor ranks 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.