Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 87.83 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in United Kingdom, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: time (days) - score in United Kingdom stood at 87.83. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in United Kingdom peaked at 87.83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.87, in 2009.
That places United Kingdom 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 60.87 | — |
| 2010 | 60.87 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.87 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.61 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 73.48 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 73.48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.48 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.48 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.09 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 87.83 | +2.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 87.83 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.04, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 87.83 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.96, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.87 | 60.87 | 60.87 | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.57 | 60.87 | 87.83 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: time (days) - score in United Kingdom?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in United Kingdom was 87.83 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 87.83 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.87 in 2009.
- How does United Kingdom rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- United Kingdom ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.