Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya
Kenya: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 80.14 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kenya, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kenya is 80.14, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
That places Kenya 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.49 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 35.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kenya?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kenya was 80.14 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 80.14 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.91 in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Kenya ranks 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.