Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Canada
Canada: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 63.79 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Canada, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Canada is 63.79, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Canada ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 63.2 | — |
| 2015 | 63.76 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.78 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.79 | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 63.79 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Canada?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Canada was 63.79 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 63.79 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2 in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Canada ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.