Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Benin
Benin: Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score was 45.12 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Benin, 2009–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Benin stood at 45.12. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
That places Benin 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 33.24 | — |
| 2010 | 33.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.27 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 35.27 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.12 | +27.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 45.12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.76, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 45.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.68, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.24 | 33.24 | 33.24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.83 | 33.24 | 45.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Benin?
- Getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Benin was 45.12 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 45.12 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.24 in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score?
- Benin ranks 172nd out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB10-15 studies.