Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Getting electricity: Procedures was 6 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Procedures in Pakistan, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: procedures in Pakistan is 6 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in Pakistan peaked at 6 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2009.
That places Pakistan 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Procedures in Pakistan, 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 | 5.35 number | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 5.35 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.35 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 number | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 number | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5 number, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 6 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5 number, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5 number | 5 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 25 Mexico 6.83 number compare
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- 26 Bulgaria 6 number compare
- 26 Cape Verde 6 number compare
- 26 Chad 6 number compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 number compare
- 26 Congo 6 number compare
- 26 El Salvador 6 number compare
- 26 Eswatini 6 number compare
- 26 Iran 6 number compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 6 number compare
- 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 Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: procedures in Pakistan?
- Getting electricity: procedures in Pakistan was 6 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- Pakistan ranks 26th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.