Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Austria
Austria: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 10.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Austria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Austria stood at 10.2 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
That places Austria 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Austria, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 11.3 DB16-20 methodology | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.5 DB16-20 methodology | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 8.9 DB16-20 methodology | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8 DB16-20 methodology | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 10.2 DB16-20 methodology | +4.1% |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 139 Central African Republic 10.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 140 Sweden 10.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 141 Estonia 10.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 142 Chile 10.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 144 Norway 10.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 145 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Austria?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Austria was 10.2 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Austria ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.