Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Benin
Benin: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 33.84 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Benin, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Benin is 33.84, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Benin 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.84 | — |
| 2015 | 33.84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.84 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 33.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 33.84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Benin
- 176 Liberia 39.07 compare
- 177 Bangladesh 34.87 compare
- 178 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.67 compare
- 180 Congo 32.7 compare
- 181 Chad 32.17 compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 31.6 compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Benin?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Benin was 33.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 33.84 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.84 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Benin ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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.