Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 4.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Azerbaijan, 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 Azerbaijan is 4.8 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Azerbaijan ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7.6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9 DB16-20 methodology | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 6.1 DB16-20 methodology | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4 DB16-20 methodology | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 4.8 DB16-20 methodology | -11.1% |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 175 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 175 Uzbekistan 5.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 177 Brunei Darussalam 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 179 Zambia 4.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 180 Kazakhstan 4.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 181 Angola 3.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 181 Qatar 3.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Azerbaijan
- Merchandise trade 65.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 24.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 25.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Azerbaijan?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Azerbaijan was 4.8 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.