Access to electricity in Dominican Republic

Access to electricity in the Dominican Republic was 99.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 130th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202499.5%
Change on 2023-0.1 pts
Rank130th of 214Countries ranked
Series high1002017
Series low78.21991

Access to electricity in Dominican Republic, 1991 to 2024

758085909510019911996200120062011201620241991: 78.2 %1992: 82.5 %1993: 83.3 %1994: 84 %1995: 84.8 %1996: 85.6 %1997: 86.3 %1998: 87.1 %1999: 91 %2000: 88.8 %2001: 89.8 %2002: 89.7 %2003: 89.2 %2004: 90.3 %2005: 90.1 %2006: 90.1 %2007: 96.9 %2008: 97.6 %2009: 97.9 %2010: 98.1 %2011: 97.9 %2012: 97.9 %2013: 98.4 %2014: 98.5 %2015: 98.6 %2016: 98.9 %2017: 100 %2018: 98.9 %2019: 99 %2020: 100 %2021: 98.1 %2022: 98.1 %2023: 99.6 %2024: 99.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 34 values
Period%
202499.5
202399.6
202298.1
202198.1
2020100
201999
201898.9
2017100
201698.9
201598.6
201498.5
201398.4
201297.9
201197.9
201098.1
200997.9
200897.6
200796.9
200690.1
200590.1
200490.3
200389.2
200289.7
200189.8
200088.8
199991
199887.1
199786.3
199685.6
199584.8
199484
199383.3
199282.5
199178.2

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Dominican Republic?

Access to electricity in the Dominican Republic was 99.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 130th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Dominican Republic?

100% in 2017, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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