Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 91.82 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia is 91.82, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76.78 | — |
| 2015 | 76.78 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.76 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.76 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.89 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 91.82 | +14.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 91.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.1, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 91.82 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.25, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia was 91.82 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.82 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.76 in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.