Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Palestine
Palestine: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 1,383.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Palestine, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palestine stood at 1,383.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palestine peaked at 1,702.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,383.9%, in 2019.
That places Palestine 34th 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 (% of income per capita) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,640.1% | — |
| 2010 | 1,634.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,702.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1,620.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,540.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,547.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,462.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1,541.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1,475.3% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1,614.8% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1,383.9% | -14.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1,383.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 879.7%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1,383.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 285.3%, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,640.1% | 1,640.1% | 1,640.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,552.3% | 1,383.9% | 1,702.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palestine?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Palestine was 1,383.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,702.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,383.9% in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Palestine ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.