Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Thailand
Thailand: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 98.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Thailand, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Thailand is 98.68, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
That places Thailand 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 83.21 | — |
| 2015 | 83.21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.76 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.05 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 98.57 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 98.68 | +0.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 98.68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 98.68 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Thailand?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Thailand was 98.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 98.68 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.21 in 2014.
- How does Thailand rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Thailand ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.