Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 74.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 74.46 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 66.63 | — |
| 2015 | 73.73 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 74.08 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.04 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.31 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.46 | +0.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 74.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 74.46 is above the median for South Asia, which is 67.66, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka was 74.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 74.46 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.63 in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.