Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,400.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Zimbabwe, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Zimbabwe is 1,400.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 46.8% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Zimbabwe peaked at 6,966.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,400.6%, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 33rd 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6,966.0% | — |
| 2010 | 6,166.6% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 4,415.9% | -28.4% |
| 2012 | 3,278.8% | -25.8% |
| 2013 | 3,365.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,992.8% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 2,925.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,957.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,602.6% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 2,631.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,400.6% | -46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,966.0% | 6,966.0% | 6,966.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,273.7% | 1,400.6% | 6,166.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Zimbabwe?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Zimbabwe was 1,400.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6,966.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400.6% in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 33rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.