Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Japan
Japan: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 93.16 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Japan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Japan recorded 93.16 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
That places Japan 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 91.6 | — |
| 2015 | 91.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.09 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 93.16 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.16 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 93.16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 93.16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Japan?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Japan was 93.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.16 in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.6 in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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.