Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Senegal
Senegal: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 65.22 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Senegal, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Senegal is 65.22, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 150.9% over ten years.
Senegal ranks 120th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.99 | — |
| 2015 | 44.09 | +69.6% |
| 2016 | 44.51 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.76 | +36.5% |
| 2018 | 61.37 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.22 | +6.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 65.22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 65.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 117 Dominican Republic 67.99 compare
- 118 Barbados 66.2 compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 65.54 compare
- 121 Jamaica 64.96 compare
- 122 Djibouti 64.57 compare
- 123 Micronesia (country) 64.44 compare
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Senegal?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Senegal was 65.22 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 65.22 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.99 in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Senegal ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.