Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Argentina
Argentina: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 10.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Argentina, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 10.8 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
That represents a change of down 30.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Argentina ranks 136th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8 DB16-20 methodology | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6 DB16-20 methodology | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5 DB16-20 methodology | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 10.8 DB16-20 methodology | -30.3% |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 133 Madagascar 11.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 134 Indonesia 10.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 134 United Arab Emirates 10.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 137 Bulgaria 10.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 137 Serbia 10.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 139 Central African Republic 10.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Argentina?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Argentina was 10.8 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Argentina ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.