Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kuwait
Kuwait: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 81.88 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kuwait, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 81.88 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Kuwait ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 68.7 | — |
| 2015 | 71.81 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 71.77 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.81 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.78 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.88 | +14.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 81.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 81.88 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.25, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 64 Tunisia 82.26 compare
- 65 United States 82.15 compare
- 66 Uruguay 82.12 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 81.63 compare
- 69 North Macedonia 81.47 compare
- 70 Jordan 80.51 compare
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kuwait?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Kuwait was 81.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 81.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7 in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Kuwait ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.