Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Armenia
Armenia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 7.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Armenia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 7.7 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Armenia ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 8.3 DB16-20 methodology | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 9.1 DB16-20 methodology | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 7.6 DB16-20 methodology | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7 DB16-20 methodology | +1.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 7.7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 49% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 7.7 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2 DB16-20 methodology, 63% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Merchandise trade 73.3% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 55.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Armenia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Armenia was 7.7 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Armenia ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.