Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gabon
Gabon: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 49.76 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gabon, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gabon is 49.76, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
That places Gabon 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.13 | — |
| 2015 | 40.72 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 40.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.21 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.58 | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 49.76 | +0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 49.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 49.76 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Gabon
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gabon?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Gabon was 49.76 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.76 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.21 in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Gabon ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.