Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 10.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Bulgaria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bulgaria stood at 10.7 DB16-20 methodology.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
That places Bulgaria 137th 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 12.8 DB16-20 methodology | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7 DB16-20 methodology | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4 DB16-20 methodology | +37.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7 DB16-20 methodology | -13.7% |
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More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bulgaria?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Bulgaria was 10.7 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Bulgaria ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.