Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 24.64 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Central African Republic, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Central African Republic stood at 24.64. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
That places Central African Republic 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.2 | — |
| 2015 | 24.64 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 24.64 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.64 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.64 | +0.0% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 24.64 is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 24.64 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 29.7 compare
- 184 Burkina Faso 29.42 compare
- 185 Burundi 26.45 compare
- 187 Madagascar 24.12 compare
- 188 Eritrea 0 compare
- 188 Somalia 0
- 188 South Sudan 0 compare
- 188 Yemen 0 compare
More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Central African Republic?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Central African Republic was 24.64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.64 in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 in 2014.
- How does Central African Republic rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Central African Republic ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.