Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 28.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bahamas, 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 Bahamas is 28.5 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
That places Bahamas 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39.9 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 39.4 DB16-20 methodology | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.9 DB16-20 methodology | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 27.7 DB16-20 methodology | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 27.6 DB16-20 methodology | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.5 DB16-20 methodology | +3.3% |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 19 Grenada 30.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 28.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Comoros 28.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 27.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 25 Barbados 26.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 25 Slovenia 26.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bahamas?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bahamas was 28.5 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Bahamas rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Bahamas ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.