Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Brunei Darussalam, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 5 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
That places Brunei Darussalam 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5.7 DB16-20 methodology | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3 DB16-20 methodology | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2 DB16-20 methodology | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | -3.8% |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 174 Singapore 5.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 175 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 175 Uzbekistan 5.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 178 Azerbaijan 4.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 179 Zambia 4.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 180 Kazakhstan 4.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Brunei Darussalam
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Brunei Darussalam was 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.