Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Belgium
Belgium: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 16.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 16.7 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 87th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 19.2 DB16-20 methodology | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 16.9 DB16-20 methodology | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 16.7 DB16-20 methodology | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8 DB16-20 methodology | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 16.7 DB16-20 methodology | +5.7% |
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More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Belgium?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Belgium was 16.7 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Belgium rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Belgium ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.