Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 44.21 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Afghanistan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Afghanistan stood at 44.21. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 45.63 | — |
| 2015 | 45.51 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 45.04 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 44.58 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.51 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.21 | -0.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 44.21 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 44.21 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.25, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Afghanistan?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Afghanistan was 44.21 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.63 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.21 in 2019.
- How does Afghanistan rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity (DB16-20 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 DB16-20 studies.