Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in Zambia
Zambia: Getting electricity: Procedures was 5 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Procedures in Zambia, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: procedures in Zambia is 5 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in Zambia peaked at 5 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2009.
That places Zambia 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Procedures in Zambia, 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 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 number | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 5 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 5 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 54 Brazil 5 number compare
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- 54 Australia 5 number compare
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- 54 Bahamas 5 number compare
- 54 Bahrain 5 number compare
- 54 Belize 5 number compare
- 54 Benin 5 number compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 number compare
- 54 Botswana 5 number compare
- 54 Brunei 5 number compare
- 54 Burundi 5 number compare
- 54 Chile 5 number compare
- 54 Colombia 5 number compare
- 54 Costa Rica 5 number compare
- 54 Cyprus 5 number compare
- 54 Dominica 5 number compare
- 54 Egypt 5 number compare
- 54 Equatorial Guinea 5 number compare
- 54 Eritrea 5 number compare
- 54 Estonia 5 number compare
- 54 Finland 5 number compare
- 54 Gambia 5 number compare
- 54 Greece 5 number compare
- 54 Grenada 5 number compare
- 54 Guatemala 5 number compare
- 54 Hungary 5 number compare
- 54 Iraq 5 number compare
- 54 Ireland 5 number compare
- 54 Israel 5 number compare
- 54 Jordan 5 number compare
- 54 Kuwait 5 number compare
- 54 Lesotho 5 number compare
- 54 Luxembourg 5 number compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 5 number compare
- 54 Mauritania 5 number compare
- 54 Nepal 5 number compare
- 54 Netherlands 5 number compare
- 54 New Zealand 5 number compare
- 54 Oman 5 number compare
- 54 Palau 5 number compare
- 54 Panama 5 number compare
- 54 Paraguay 5 number compare
- 54 Portugal 5 number compare
- 54 Puerto Rico 5 number compare
- 54 Serbia 5 number compare
- 54 Seychelles 5 number compare
- 54 Slovakia 5 number compare
- 54 Slovenia 5 number compare
- 54 South Africa 5 number compare
- 54 Spain 5 number compare
- 54 Sri Lanka 5 number compare
- 54 Sudan 5 number compare
- 54 Syria 5 number compare
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More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: procedures in Zambia?
- Getting electricity: procedures in Zambia was 5 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2009.
- How does Zambia rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- Zambia ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.