Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Iran
Iran: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 69.41 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Iran, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Iran stood at 69.41.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Iran ranks 114th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 65.88 | — |
| 2015 | 69.58 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 69.56 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.95 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.32 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.41 | +0.1% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 69.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 69.41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.25, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iran
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 70.19 compare
- 112 Argentina 70.03 compare
- 113 Solomon Islands 69.56 compare
- 115 South Africa 68.79 compare
- 116 Nicaragua 68.26 compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 67.99 compare
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Iran?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Iran was 69.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 69.58 in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.88 in 2014.
- How does Iran rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Iran ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran 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.