Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: 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, Plurinational State of, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of, 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% |
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- 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
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More private sector data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of?
- 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, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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.