Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 5.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 5.9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 5.7 DB16-20 methodology | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5 DB16-20 methodology | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4 DB16-20 methodology | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9 DB16-20 methodology | +9.3% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 5.9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 5.9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 14.65 DB16-20 methodology, 40% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 169 Tajikistan 6.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 170 Bahrain 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 170 Oman 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 173 Mongolia 5.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 174 Singapore 5.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 175 Iran 5.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 175 Uzbekistan 5.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 220.69 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 257.09 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bhutan?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bhutan was 5.9 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Bhutan rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Bhutan ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.