Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Barbados
Barbados: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 66.2 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Barbados, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Barbados stood at 66.2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
That places Barbados 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 65.11 | — |
| 2015 | 65.12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.11 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.2 | +1.7% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 66.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 66.2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.16, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 115 South Africa 68.79 compare
- 116 Nicaragua 68.26 compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 67.99 compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 65.54 compare
- 120 Senegal 65.22 compare
- 121 Jamaica 64.96 compare
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Barbados?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Barbados was 66.2 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.11 in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Barbados ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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.