Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica
Jamaica: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 64.96 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica is 64.96, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Jamaica ranks 121st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 64.73 | — |
| 2015 | 64.87 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.94 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 64.91 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.96 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.96 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 64.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 64.96 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.16, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Jamaica was 64.96 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.96 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.73 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Jamaica ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.