Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Madagascar
Madagascar: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 24.12 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Madagascar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Madagascar stood at 24.12. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Madagascar ranks 187th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.54 | — |
| 2015 | 18.58 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 20.19 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 20.85 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.76 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 24.12 | +10.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 24.12 is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 65% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 24.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 184 Burkina Faso 29.42 compare
- 185 Burundi 26.45 compare
- 186 Central African Republic 24.64 compare
- 188 Eritrea 0 compare
- 188 Somalia 0
- 188 South Sudan 0 compare
- 188 Yemen 0 compare
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Madagascar?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Madagascar was 24.12 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 24.12 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.54 in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Madagascar ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.