Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 29.42 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso stood at 29.42. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.62 | — |
| 2015 | 29.42 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 29.42 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.42 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.42 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.42 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 29.42 is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 29.42 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 181 Chad 32.17 compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 31.6 compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 29.7 compare
- 185 Burundi 26.45 compare
- 186 Central African Republic 24.64 compare
- 187 Madagascar 24.12 compare
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Burkina Faso was 29.42 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 30.62 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.42 in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.