Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 99.34 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong is 99.34, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
That places Hong Kong 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.65 | — |
| 2015 | 94.74 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 99.02 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 99.02 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.34 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.34 | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 99.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 99.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100 compare
- 2 South Korea 99.89 compare
- 4 Malaysia 99.27 compare
- 5 Germany 98.8 compare
- 6 Thailand 98.68 compare
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Hong Kong was 99.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 99.34 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.65 in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.