Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,037.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Vanuatu, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Vanuatu stood at 1,037.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Vanuatu peaked at 1,398.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,035.1%, in 2018.
That places Vanuatu 46th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,398.7% | — |
| 2010 | 1,266.1% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1,238.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1,248.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,230.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,229.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,157.5% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1,091.0% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,090.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,035.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1,037.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,398.7% | 1,398.7% | 1,398.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,162.5% | 1,035.1% | 1,266.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Vanuatu?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Vanuatu was 1,037.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,398.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,035.1% in 2018.
- How does Vanuatu rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Vanuatu ranks 46th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.