Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sudan
Sudan: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 51.28 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sudan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sudan stood at 51.28. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59.98 | — |
| 2015 | 61.61 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 62.1 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.26 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63.98 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 51.28 | -19.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 51.28 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 51.28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sudan
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sudan?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Sudan was 51.28 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.98 in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.28 in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Sudan ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.