Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Myanmar
Myanmar: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 56.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Myanmar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Myanmar is 56.68, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
That places Myanmar 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 46.01 | — |
| 2015 | 50.92 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 52.17 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 52.52 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.67 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 56.68 | +1.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 56.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 56.68 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More private sector data for Myanmar
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 14.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 36.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 35.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 278.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1873 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Myanmar?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Myanmar was 56.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.68 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.01 in 2014.
- How does Myanmar rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Myanmar ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.