Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in United States
United States: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 21.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in United States, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
United States recorded 21.7% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in United States peaked at 27.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2012.
United States ranks 173rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 United States, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.8% | — |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +68.9% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -5.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 21.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 40% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 16.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in United States?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in United States was 21.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2012.
- How does United States rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- United States ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.