Access to electricity, rural in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Access to electricity, rural was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Dominican Republic, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 98.7% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1991.
That places Dominican Republic 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55.4% | — |
| 1992 | 66.3% | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 67.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 72.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 76.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 98.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 98.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 55.4% | 78.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 76.2% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 94.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Dominican Republic?
- Access to electricity, rural in Dominican Republic was 98.7% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1991.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.