Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Pakistan
Pakistan: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 64.03 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Pakistan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Pakistan stood at 64.03. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 48.6% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Pakistan ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 43.36 | — |
| 2015 | 45.85 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 42.64 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 42.9 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 43.09 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.03 | +48.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 64.03 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 64.03 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.25, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Pakistan?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Pakistan was 64.03 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.64 in 2016.
- How does Pakistan rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Pakistan ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.