Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Getting electricity: Procedures was 3 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Procedures in United Kingdom, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: procedures in United Kingdom stood at 3 number. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in United Kingdom peaked at 4 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3 number, in 2013.
That places United Kingdom 162nd 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 number | — |
| 2010 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 number | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 number | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 3 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 3 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 number, 60% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 number | 4 number | 4 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.3 number | 3 number | 4 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 161 India 3.47 number compare
- 162 Belarus 3 number compare
- 162 Comoros 3 number compare
- 162 Czechia 3 number compare
- 162 Georgia 3 number compare
- 162 Germany 3 number compare
- 162 Hong Kong 3 number compare
- 162 Kenya 3 number compare
- 162 South Korea 3 number compare
- 162 Lithuania 3 number compare
- 162 Malaysia 3 number compare
- 162 Mauritius 3 number compare
- 162 Micronesia (country) 3 number compare
- 162 North Macedonia 3 number compare
- 162 San Marino 3 number compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 number compare
- 162 Sweden 3 number compare
- 162 Switzerland 3 number compare
- 162 Taiwan 3 number compare
- 162 East Timor 3 number compare
- 162 Togo 3 number compare
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: procedures in United Kingdom?
- Getting electricity: procedures in United Kingdom was 3 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 number in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- United Kingdom ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.