Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in China
China: Getting electricity: Procedures was 2 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Procedures in China, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
China recorded 2 number for getting electricity: procedures in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in China peaked at 5.45 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2 number, in 2019.
That places China 184th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Procedures in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 number | — |
| 2010 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.45 number | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 5.45 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.45 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.45 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.45 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 number | -45.0% |
| 2019 | 2 number | -33.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5 number, 40% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 2 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4 number, 50% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.72 number | 2 number | 5.45 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: procedures in China?
- Getting electricity: procedures in China was 2 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number in 2019.
- How does China rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- China ranks 184th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all the procedures required in practice for businesses to obtain a new electrical connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company’s employees or its main electrician or electrical engineer with external parties, such as the electricity distribution utility, electricity supply utilities, government agencies, electrical contractors and firms. Interactions between company employees and steps related to the internal electrical wiring, such as the design and execution of the internal electrical installation plans, are not counted as procedures. However, internal wiring inspections and certifications that are prerequisites to obtain a new connection are counted as procedures.