Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in United States
United States: Getting electricity: Procedures was 4.8 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Procedures in United States, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: procedures in United States stood at 4.8 number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in United States peaked at 4.8 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2009.
United States ranks 114th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Procedures in United States, 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 | 4.8 number | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8 number | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.8 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 number | 4 number | 4 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.56 number | 4 number | 4.8 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 115 Indonesia 4 number compare
- 115 Antigua and Barbuda 4 number compare
- 115 Bhutan 4 number compare
- 115 Burkina Faso 4 number compare
- 115 Cambodia 4 number compare
- 115 Cameroon 4 number compare
- 115 Croatia 4 number compare
- 115 Denmark 4 number compare
- 115 Djibouti 4 number compare
- 115 Ethiopia 4 number compare
- 115 Fiji 4 number compare
- 115 France 4 number compare
- 115 Ghana 4 number compare
- 115 Guinea 4 number compare
- 115 Haiti 4 number compare
- 115 Iceland 4 number compare
- 115 Italy 4 number compare
- 115 Latvia 4 number compare
- 115 Lebanon 4 number compare
- 115 Liberia 4 number compare
- 115 Libya 4 number compare
- 115 Mali 4 number compare
- 115 Malta 4 number compare
- 115 Morocco 4 number compare
- 115 Mozambique 4 number compare
- 115 Niger 4 number compare
- 115 Norway 4 number compare
- 115 Papua New Guinea 4 number compare
- 115 Philippines 4 number compare
- 115 Poland 4 number compare
- 115 Qatar 4 number compare
- 115 Rwanda 4 number compare
- 115 Samoa 4 number compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 4 number compare
- 115 Singapore 4 number compare
- 115 Solomon Islands 4 number compare
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 number compare
- 115 Suriname 4 number compare
- 115 Tanzania 4 number compare
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 4 number compare
- 115 Tunisia 4 number compare
- 115 Turkey 4 number compare
- 115 Uzbekistan 4 number compare
- 115 Vanuatu 4 number compare
- 115 Vietnam 4 number compare
- 115 Yemen 4 number compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: procedures in United States?
- Getting electricity: procedures in United States was 4.8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2009.
- How does United States rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- United States ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.