Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 64.35 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: time (days) - score in Sri Lanka is 64.35, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Sri Lanka peaked at 64.35 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.04, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 139th of 191 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: Time (days) - Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 53.04 | — |
| 2010 | 53.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.61 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 62.61 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.35 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 64.35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.35 | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 64.35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.96, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 64.35 is below the median for South Asia, which is 78.26, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.04 | 53.04 | 53.04 | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.61 | 53.04 | 64.35 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 137 Central African Republic 65.22 compare
- 137 Tajikistan 65.22 compare
- 140 Mexico 64.16 compare
- 141 Gambia 63.91 compare
- 142 Israel 63.48 compare
- 142 Netherlands 63.48 compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: time (days) - score in Sri Lanka?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Sri Lanka was 64.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 64.35 in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.04 in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.