Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Niger
Niger: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 52.74 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Niger, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Niger recorded 52.74 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
That places Niger 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39.74 | — |
| 2015 | 40.89 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 43.54 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 44.86 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 48.51 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 52.74 | +8.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 52.74 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 52.74 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Niger
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Niger?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Niger was 52.74 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 52.74 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.74 in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Niger ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.