Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana
Ghana: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 77.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Ghana is 77.36, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
That places Ghana 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58.72 | — |
| 2015 | 59.48 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.3 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 60.98 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 74.02 | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 77.36 | +4.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 77.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 77.36 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Ghana?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Ghana was 77.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.36 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.72 in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Ghana ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.