Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score was 97.44 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in United Arab Emirates, 2009–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in United Arab Emirates is 97.44, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
That places United Arab Emirates 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.01 | 89.01 | 89.01 | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.81 | 88.99 | 97.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 South Korea 99.83 compare
- 2 Taiwan 98.94 compare
- 3 Germany 98.37 compare
- 5 Switzerland 96.71 compare
- 6 Sweden 94.92 compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.83 compare
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 8.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 40.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 56.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in United Arab Emirates?
- Getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in United Arab Emirates was 97.44 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 97.44 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.99 in 2010.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
- Is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.