Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Turkey
Turkey: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 62.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Turkey, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Turkey 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 Turkey peaked at 714.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2019.
Turkey 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 (% of income per capita) in Turkey, 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 62.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 274.9%, 23% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 62.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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 Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Turkey?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Turkey was 62.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 714.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Turkey ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.