Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Türkiye
Türkiye: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 62.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Türkiye, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Türkiye stood at 62.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.0% on the previous year and down 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Türkiye peaked at 714.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2019.
Türkiye ranks 143rd 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 688.9% | — |
| 2010 | 714.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 624.4% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 517.9% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 475.3% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 435.3% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 601.6% | +38.2% |
| 2016 | 600.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 457.7% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 389.5% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 688.9% | 688.9% | 688.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 487.9% | 62.3% | 714.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Türkiye?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Türkiye was 62.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 714.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2019.
- How does Türkiye rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Türkiye ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.