Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nepal
Nepal: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 60.87 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nepal, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nepal stood at 60.87. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
That places Nepal 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 57.05 | — |
| 2015 | 57.51 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 57.8 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.95 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.28 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 60.87 | +4.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 60.87 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 60.87 is below the median for South Asia, which is 67.66, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nepal
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nepal?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nepal was 60.87 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 60.87 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.05 in 2014.
- How does Nepal rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Nepal ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.