Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Rwanda
Rwanda: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 82.34 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Rwanda, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Rwanda stood at 82.34. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59.61 | — |
| 2015 | 60.04 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 60.69 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.69 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.72 | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 82.34 | +4.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 82.34 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 82.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Rwanda?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Rwanda was 82.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 82.34 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.61 in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Rwanda ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.