Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Burundi
Burundi: Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score was 35.27 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Burundi, 2009–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Burundi stood at 35.27. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% over ten years.
That places Burundi 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.92 | — |
| 2010 | 30.92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.92 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.27 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 35.27 | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 35.27 is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.68, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 35.27 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.68, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.92 | 30.92 | 30.92 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.66 | 30.92 | 35.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 176 Burkina Faso 40.82 compare
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 35.96 compare
- 178 Malawi 35.78 compare
- 180 Senegal 34.65 compare
- 181 Uganda 33.48 compare
- 182 Central African Republic 32.27 compare
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Burundi?
- Getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Burundi was 35.27 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 35.27 in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.92 in 2009.
- How does Burundi rank for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score?
- Burundi ranks 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.