Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 11.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 11.6 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 130th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.8 DB16-20 methodology | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 13.6 DB16-20 methodology | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 16.2 DB16-20 methodology | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6 DB16-20 methodology | -28.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 11.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 11.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2 DB16-20 methodology, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 128 Israel 11.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 129 Chinese Taipei 11.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 131 Korea 11.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 131 Latvia 11.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 133 Madagascar 11.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 18.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,125 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 11.6 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.