Transmission and distribution losses — all countries

Transmission and distribution losses — Dominican Republic

Transmission and distribution losses in the Dominican Republic in 2023 — 12.8%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 148. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.56 pp.

2023 12.8% −0.34 pp vs 2022
World rank 100of 148
Period maximum 28.16%1995
Period minimum 10.95%1998

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of output

Transmission and distribution losses — Dominican Republic, 1990–202310152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 24.36%1991: 24.92%1992: 27.57%1993: 27.52%1994: 27.59%1995: 28.16%1996: 22.98%1997: 27.95%1998: 10.95%1999: 11%2000: 11.04%2001: 11.47%2002: 11.28%2003: 11.17%2004: 11.29%2005: 11.54%2006: 11.91%2007: 12.1%2008: 12.5%2009: 13.16%2010: 13.17%2011: 12.77%2012: 12.76%2013: 12.64%2014: 12.65%2015: 12.76%2016: 12.85%2017: 12.88%2018: 12.83%2019: 12.87%2020: 12.89%2021: 12.89%2022: 13.14%2023: 12.8%
Change over the period: −11.56 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 12.8%
World 6.95%
Transmission and distribution losses — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.8 −0.34 pp
2022 13.14 +0.26 pp
2021 12.89 −0.01 pp
2020 12.89 +0.02 pp
2019 12.87 +0.04 pp
2018 12.83 −0.05 pp
2017 12.88 +0.03 pp
2016 12.85 +0.09 pp
2015 12.76 +0.11 pp
2014 12.65 +0.01 pp
2013 12.64 −0.12 pp
2012 12.76 −0.02 pp
2011 12.77 −0.4 pp
2010 13.17 +0.01 pp
2009 13.16 +0.66 pp
2008 12.5 +0.4 pp
2007 12.1 +0.19 pp
2006 11.91 +0.37 pp
2005 11.54 +0.25 pp
2004 11.29 +0.12 pp
2003 11.17 −0.11 pp
2002 11.28 −0.19 pp
2001 11.47 +0.43 pp
2000 11.04 +0.04 pp
1999 11 +0.04 pp
1998 10.95 −17 pp
1997 27.95 +4.98 pp
1996 22.98 −5.19 pp
1995 28.16 +0.57 pp
1994 27.59 +0.06 pp
1993 27.52 −0.05 pp
1992 27.57 +2.65 pp
1991 24.92 +0.56 pp
1990 24.36

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Electricity losses in transmission and distribution as a percent of output. The figure includes both physical losses in wires and transformers and so-called commercial losses — unmetered consumption, illegal connections, unpaid bills. Statistics cannot separate them, and that is exactly why the indicator serves as an indirect measure of the state of the network: physical losses in a sound grid rarely exceed eight percent, while values above twenty almost always mean problems with metering and bill collection.

Important: Technical and commercial losses together; the source does not allow them to be separated. Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.