Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Uganda
Uganda: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 79.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Uganda, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Uganda stood at 79.13. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Uganda peaked at 79.13 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.61, in 2009.
Uganda ranks 80th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 42.61 | — |
| 2010 | 68.7 | +61.2% |
| 2011 | 50.43 | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 50.43 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.43 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.43 | +39.7% |
| 2016 | 79.13 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 79.13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.13 | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 79.13 is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.96, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 79.13 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.65, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.61 | 42.61 | 42.61 | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.74 | 50.43 | 79.13 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: time (days) - score in Uganda?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Uganda was 79.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 79.13 in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.61 in 2009.
- How does Uganda rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Uganda ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.