Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Botswana
Botswana: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 59.48 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Botswana, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Botswana is 59.48, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
That places Botswana 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 54.42 | — |
| 2015 | 59.34 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 59.25 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.38 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.43 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 59.48 | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 59.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 59.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Botswana
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Botswana?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Botswana was 59.48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 59.48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.42 in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.