Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Angola
Angola: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 3.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Angola, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Angola recorded 3.7 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Angola ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Angola, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 4.6 DB16-20 methodology | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8 DB16-20 methodology | +91.3% |
| 2017 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 4.6 DB16-20 methodology | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7 DB16-20 methodology | -19.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 3.7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 21% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 3.7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.2 DB16-20 methodology, 22% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Angola
- 178 Azerbaijan 4.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 179 Zambia 4.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 180 Kazakhstan 4.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 181 Qatar 3.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 183 Ethiopia 3.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 183 Kyrgyzstan 3.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Angola
- Merchandise trade 38.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 8.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 2.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 32.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 116.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.27 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Angola?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Angola was 3.7 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Angola rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Angola ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.