Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Vietnam
Vietnam: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 88.23 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Vietnam, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Vietnam stood at 88.23. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
That places Vietnam 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56.91 | — |
| 2015 | 68.59 | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 72.23 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 78.69 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 87.94 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 88.23 | +0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 88.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 88.23 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More private sector data for Vietnam
- Merchandise trade 180.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 453.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 85.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 472.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9188 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Vietnam?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Vietnam was 88.23 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 88.23 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.91 in 2014.
- How does Vietnam rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Vietnam ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.