Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Uganda
Uganda: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 6,930.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Uganda, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Uganda is 6,930.1%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Uganda peaked at 15,622.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,990.8%, in 2010.
Uganda ranks 7th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7,021.5% | — |
| 2010 | 5,990.8% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 15,622.7% | +160.8% |
| 2012 | 14,082.1% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 13,575.8% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 11,004.9% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 9,030.5% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 8,449.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 7,508.4% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 7,513.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,930.1% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,021.5% | 7,021.5% | 7,021.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,970.8% | 5,990.8% | 15,622.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 4 Central African Republic 10,000.5% compare
- 5 Chad 9,628.6% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 8,977.4% compare
- 8 Congo 5,569.3% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 5,057.2% compare
- 10 Niger 4,664.2% compare
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Uganda?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Uganda was 6,930.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 15,622.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,990.8% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Uganda ranks 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.