Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in France
France: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 92.01 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in France, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
France recorded 92.01 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
That places France 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.89 | — |
| 2015 | 85.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.01 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 92.01 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 92.01 is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 92.01 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.31, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in France?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in France was 92.01 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 92.01 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.89 in 2014.
- How does France rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- France ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.