Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kiribati
Kiribati: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 44.76 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kiribati, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kiribati stood at 44.76. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
That places Kiribati 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38.97 | — |
| 2015 | 37.96 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 43.95 | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 41.5 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 44.05 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 44.76 | +1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 44.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 44.76 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More private sector data for Kiribati
- Merchandise trade 147.8% (2025)
- Food imports 41.4% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 43.0% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 496.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 146.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kiribati?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kiribati was 44.76 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 44.76 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.96 in 2015.
- How does Kiribati rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Kiribati ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.