Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Liberia
Liberia: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 39.07 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Liberia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 39.07 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 11.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
That places Liberia 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34.64 | — |
| 2015 | 33.81 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 33.28 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.95 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 35.06 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 39.07 | +11.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 39.07 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 39.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 173 Kiribati 44.76 compare
- 174 Afghanistan 44.21 compare
- 175 Venezuela 39.84 compare
- 177 Bangladesh 34.87 compare
- 178 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.67 compare
- 179 Benin 33.84 compare
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Liberia?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Liberia was 39.07 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.07 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.95 in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Liberia ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.