Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Germany
Germany: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 98.8 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Germany, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Germany recorded 98.8 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 0.0% over ten years.
Germany ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.78 | — |
| 2015 | 98.78 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.79 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.79 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.79 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 98.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 98.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.31, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Germany?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Germany was 98.8 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.78 in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.