Bangladesh — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Bangladesh, 1991–2024.
Electricity access for Bangladesh was 99.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.50% in 2023. The lowest was 9.91% in 1992 (about 10.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.06% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 131 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for South Asia is 100.00%, so Bangladesh sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 59%. Within South Asia it ranks 5 of 6 economies; Nepal (97.90%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 40% in 1994. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 12 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 105th of 108 in 1991 → 174th of 211 in 2000 → 169th of 215 in 2010 → 147th of 215 in 2020 → 131st of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 99% | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +4.0 pp |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +5.3 pp |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 88% | +12.1 pp |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +1.9 pp |
| 2015 | 74% | +11.6 pp |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 61.5% | -4.0 pp |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +5.9 pp |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +4.3 pp |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +2.8 pp |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +7.8 pp |
| 2007 | 46.5% | -4.0 pp |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +6.3 pp |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +3.6 pp |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +2.7 pp |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +2.8 pp |
| 2001 | 35% | +3.0 pp |
| 2000 | 32% | +2.5 pp |
| 1999 | 29.54% | +2.8 pp |
| 1998 | 26.75% | +4.3 pp |
| 1997 | 22.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 21.14% | +2.8 pp |
| 1995 | 18.34% | +0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +5.1 pp |
| 1993 | 12.72% | +2.8 pp |
| 1992 | 9.91% | -4.4 pp |
| 1991 | 14.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bangladesh’s Electricity access in 1992?
9.91% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bangladesh’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +596.3% in total — about 6.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 99.5%; 2023: 99.5%; 2022: 99.4%; 2021: 99%; 2020: 96.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.