Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in China
China: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 95.35 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in China, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in China stood at 95.35. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
China ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 65.39 | — |
| 2015 | 65.53 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 65.6 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.71 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.01 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 95.35 | +3.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 95.35 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 95.35 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in China?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in China was 95.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 95.35 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.39 in 2014.
- How does China rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- China ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.