Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Afghanistan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Afghanistan stood at 18 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 22 DB16-20 methodology | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9 DB16-20 methodology | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6 DB16-20 methodology | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6 DB16-20 methodology | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 18 DB16-20 methodology | +2.3% |
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- 68 United States of America 18.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 70 Sierra Leone 18 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Afghanistan?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Afghanistan was 18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Afghanistan ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price of electricity is measured in U.S. cents per kWh. A monthly electricity consumption is assumed, for which a bill is then computed for a warehouse based in the largest business city of the economy for the month of March. The bill is then expressed back as a unit of kWh. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.