Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Romania
Romania: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 53.67 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Romania, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Romania stood at 53.67. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Romania ranks 158th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 52.99 | — |
| 2015 | 53.11 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.23 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.34 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.53 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.67 | +0.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 53.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 64% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 53.67 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.31, 64% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Romania?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Romania was 53.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 53.67 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.99 in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Romania ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania 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.