Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Gabon
Gabon: Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score was 54.84 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Gabon, 2009–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Gabon stood at 54.84.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Gabon ranks 160th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 49.32 | — |
| 2010 | 48.03 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 49.34 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 52.97 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 54.9 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 54.84 | -0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 54.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.59, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 54.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.68, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.32 | 49.32 | 49.32 | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.02 | 48.03 | 54.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Gabon?
- Getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Gabon was 54.84 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.03 in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score?
- Gabon ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.