Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 23.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Burkina Faso, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Burkina Faso stood at 23.8 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 28.8 DB16-20 methodology | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4 DB16-20 methodology | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2 DB16-20 methodology | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 22.9 DB16-20 methodology | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8 DB16-20 methodology | +3.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 23.8 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.05 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 23.8 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.2 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Burkina Faso?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Burkina Faso was 23.8 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.