WHAT HAS THE GETTING ELECTRICITY DATA SHOWN? While there are many datasets on energy demand and supply quality, previously no global dataset existed on benchmarking connection costs across economies. The getting electricity indicator offers an annual comparison of the procedures, lime and cost of obtaining an electricity connection in 189 economies, with data going back to 2009. of the 3 indicators, costs vary most. This study aims to identify bottlenecks and good practices about calculating costs for new customers. Economies have tackled high connection costs in different ways. In Japan, it costs nothing for an entrepreneur to connect a warehouse to electricity--the costs of expanding the distribution network are covered by electricity tariffs. Papua New Guinea's