Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 62.12 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zambia is 62.12, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 130th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.69 | — |
| 2015 | 58.95 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 47.03 | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 47.36 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.22 | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 62.12 | +1.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 62.12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 62.12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zambia?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zambia was 62.12 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.12 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.03 in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Zambia ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.