Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Namibia
Namibia: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 78.34 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Namibia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Namibia is 78.34, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 77th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59.21 | — |
| 2015 | 78.14 | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 78.11 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.25 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.34 | +0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 78.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 78.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Namibia?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Namibia was 78.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.34 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.21 in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Namibia ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.