Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Syria
Syria: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 51.95 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Syria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Syria stood at 51.95.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Syria ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58.43 | — |
| 2015 | 59.86 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 51.79 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 51.99 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.06 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.95 | -0.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 51.95 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 51.95 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.25, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Syria
More private sector data for Syria
- Merchandise trade 79.2% (2025)
- Food imports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures imports 54.1% (2010)
- Merchandise imports 7.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures exports 24.7% (2010)
- Merchandise exports 3.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 132.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0816 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Syria?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Syria was 51.95 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 59.86 in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.79 in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Syria ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.