Dominica — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Dominica, 1998–2024.
Electricity access for Dominica was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1998 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2020. The lowest was 75.00% in 1998 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.11% per year.
Dominica ranks 98 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Dominica sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 4%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 11 of 42 economies; St. Kitts and Nevis (100.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7% in 2002.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 63 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 116th of 165 in 1998 → 136th of 211 in 2000 → 135th of 215 in 2010 → 86th of 215 in 2020 → 98th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +3.4 pp |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 91.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 90.9% | +2.8 pp |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 87% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 86% | +1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 85% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 84% | -3.7 pp |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +5.6 pp |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 79.62% | +4.6 pp |
| 1998 | 75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Dominica’s Electricity access in 1999?
79.62% (1999). 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 Dominica’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +33.3% in total — about 1.1% 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: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. 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.