Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Maldives
Maldives: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 55.58 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Maldives, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Maldives stood at 55.58.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
That places Maldives 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.36 | — |
| 2015 | 53.65 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.57 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.43 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 55.6 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.58 | -0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 55.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 55.58 is below the median for South Asia, which is 67.66, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Maldives?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Maldives was 55.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6 in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.36 in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Maldives ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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.