Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Venezuela
Venezuela: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 39.84 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Venezuela, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Venezuela is 39.84, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
That places Venezuela 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42.9 | — |
| 2015 | 39.6 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 16.85 | -57.5% |
| 2017 | 16.85 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.41 | +139.9% |
| 2019 | 39.84 | -1.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 39.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 39.84 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.16, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 172 Malawi 45.38 compare
- 173 Kiribati 44.76 compare
- 174 Afghanistan 44.21 compare
- 176 Liberia 39.07 compare
- 177 Bangladesh 34.87 compare
- 178 Democratic Republic of Congo 34.67 compare
More private sector data for Venezuela
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 13.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -40.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Venezuela?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Venezuela was 39.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.85 in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Venezuela ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.