Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Portugal
Portugal: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 83.33 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Portugal, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Portugal is 83.33, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
That places Portugal 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 82.56 | — |
| 2015 | 82.57 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.32 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.33 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.33 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 83.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 83.33 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.31, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Portugal
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Portugal?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Portugal was 83.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 83.33 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.56 in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Portugal ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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.