Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 17.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bolivia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 17.5 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Bolivia ranks 77th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.2 DB16-20 methodology | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8 DB16-20 methodology | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 18.1 DB16-20 methodology | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17 DB16-20 methodology | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 17.5 DB16-20 methodology | +2.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 17.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 17.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.8 DB16-20 methodology, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 74 Mauritania 17.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 74 Togo 17.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 74 Palestine 17.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 77 Brazil 17.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 79 Equatorial Guinea 17.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 80 Burundi 17.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 80 Sri Lanka 17.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Bolivia
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bolivia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bolivia was 17.5 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Bolivia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Bolivia ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.