Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 10.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Uruguay, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 10.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Uruguay peaked at 16.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2019.
That places Uruguay 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.1% | — |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Uruguay?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Uruguay was 10.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Uruguay ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.