Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Colombia
Colombia: Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score was 74.64 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Colombia, 2009–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 74.64 for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
That places Colombia 90th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 64.7 | — |
| 2010 | 64.75 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.97 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.21 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 74.05 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 74.64 | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 74.64 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.59, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 74.64 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.64, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7 | 64.7 | 64.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.72 | 64.75 | 74.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Colombia?
- Getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Colombia was 74.64 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.64 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7 in 2009.
- How does Colombia rank for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score?
- Colombia ranks 90th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.