Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 72.17 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Vanuatu, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 72.17 for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
That places Vanuatu 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.58 | — |
| 2015 | 71.8 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.01 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.05 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 72.17 | +4.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 72.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 72.17 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Vanuatu?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Vanuatu was 72.17 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 72.17 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.05 in 2018.
- How does Vanuatu rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Vanuatu ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.