Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Albania
Albania: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 9.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Albania, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Albania recorded 9.4 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
That places Albania 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Albania, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 10.2 DB16-20 methodology | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 9.6 DB16-20 methodology | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1 DB16-20 methodology | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7 DB16-20 methodology | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.4 DB16-20 methodology | +8.0% |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 149 Kosovo 9.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 149 Lithuania 9.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 149 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 9.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 153 Romania 9.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 154 Türkiye 8.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 155 Iraq 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 155 Republic of Moldova 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Albania?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Albania was 9.4 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Albania rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Albania ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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.