Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Benin
Benin: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 68.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Benin, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Benin stood at 68.7. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Benin peaked at 68.7 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.04, in 2009.
That places Benin 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.04 | 33.04 | 33.04 | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.26 | 33.04 | 68.7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 122 United States 68.87 compare
- 124 Estonia 68.26 compare
- 125 Argentina 67.83 compare
- 126 East Timor 67.39 compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 41.1% (2023)
- Computer, communications and other services 52.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: time (days) - score in Benin?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Benin was 68.7 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.04 in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Benin ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.