Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 48.61 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zimbabwe, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zimbabwe stood at 48.61. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Zimbabwe ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 43.7 | — |
| 2015 | 43.91 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.81 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.9 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.81 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 48.61 | +8.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 48.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 48.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zimbabwe?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Zimbabwe was 48.61 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 48.61 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7 in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.