Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Getting electricity: Procedures was 6 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Procedures in El Salvador, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: procedures in El Salvador is 6 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in El Salvador peaked at 7 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6 number, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Procedures in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 number | — |
| 2010 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 number | -14.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5 number, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 number, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.9 number | 6 number | 7 number | 10 |
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- 25 Mexico 6.83 number compare
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- 26 Chad 6 number compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 number compare
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- 26 Iran 6 number compare
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- 26 Kiribati 6 number compare
- 26 Madagascar 6 number compare
- 26 Malawi 6 number compare
- 26 Maldives 6 number compare
- 26 Moldova 6 number compare
- 26 Myanmar 6 number compare
- 26 Namibia 6 number compare
- 26 Nicaragua 6 number compare
- 26 Peru 6 number compare
- 26 Senegal 6 number compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 6 number compare
- 26 Uganda 6 number compare
- 26 Venezuela 6 number compare
- 26 Zimbabwe 6 number compare
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: procedures in El Salvador?
- Getting electricity: procedures in El Salvador was 6 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 number in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- El Salvador ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.