Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Benin
Benin: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 20.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Benin, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.7 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
That places Benin 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Benin, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 23.1 DB16-20 methodology | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.8 DB16-20 methodology | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.7 DB16-20 methodology | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6 DB16-20 methodology | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 20.7 DB16-20 methodology | +5.6% |
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More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Benin?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Benin was 20.7 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.