Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bahamas
Bahamas: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 76.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas is 76.7, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
That places Bahamas 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 60.98 | — |
| 2015 | 60.94 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 60.97 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.46 | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 73.56 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.7 | +4.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 76.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 76.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.16, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas was 76.7 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.94 in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Bahamas ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.