Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Barbados
Barbados: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 26.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Barbados, 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 Barbados is 26.6 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Barbados ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.9 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 22 DB16-20 methodology | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 18.2 DB16-20 methodology | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5 DB16-20 methodology | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 25.8 DB16-20 methodology | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 26.6 DB16-20 methodology | +3.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 26.6 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.4 DB16-20 methodology, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 26.6 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.8 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 670.92 million current US$ (2017)
- Food exports 43.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 41.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Barbados?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Barbados was 26.6 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Barbados ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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.