Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 77.48 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bhutan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bhutan stood at 77.48.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 78.9 | — |
| 2015 | 80.09 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 80.16 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.24 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 77.39 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.48 | +0.1% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 77.48 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 77.48 is above the median for South Asia, which is 67.66, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bhutan?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Bhutan was 77.48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.16 in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.24 in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Bhutan ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.