Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Belgium
Belgium: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 70.58 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Belgium, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Belgium stood at 70.58. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
That places Belgium 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.32 | — |
| 2015 | 67.29 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.29 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.57 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 70.58 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 70.58 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 70.58 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.31, 84% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Belgium?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Belgium was 70.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 70.58 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.29 in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Belgium ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.