Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 68.26 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nicaragua, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 68.26 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Nicaragua ranks 116th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 67.87 | — |
| 2015 | 67.96 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.14 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.29 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.39 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.26 | -0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 68.26 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 68.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.16, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 113 Solomon Islands 69.56 compare
- 114 Iran 69.41 compare
- 115 South Africa 68.79 compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 67.99 compare
- 118 Barbados 66.2 compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 65.54 compare
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nicaragua?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Nicaragua was 68.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 68.39 in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.87 in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Nicaragua ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.