Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Palau
Palau: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 54.88 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Palau, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Palau stood at 54.88. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Palau ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 54.78 | — |
| 2015 | 54.81 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.83 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.88 | +0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 54.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 65% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 54.88 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 72% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palau
More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Palau?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Palau was 54.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 54.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.78 in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Palau ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.