Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Australia
Australia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 20.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Australia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Australia is 20.4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Australia ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Australia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 21.4 DB16-20 methodology | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3 DB16-20 methodology | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2 DB16-20 methodology | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 23.1 DB16-20 methodology | +34.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4 DB16-20 methodology | -11.7% |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Australia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Australia was 20.4 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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.