Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Uganda
Uganda: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 48.39 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Uganda, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 48.39 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 41.9% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.
That places Uganda 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.11 | — |
| 2015 | 30.11 | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 32.28 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 34.11 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 34.09 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.39 | +41.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 48.39 is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 48.39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Uganda?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Uganda was 48.39 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 48.39 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.11 in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Uganda ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.