Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 26.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cape Verde, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cape Verde is 26.3 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 35 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 35.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.5 DB16-20 methodology | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 25.1 DB16-20 methodology | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 28.9 DB16-20 methodology | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 26.3 DB16-20 methodology | -9.0% |
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More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cape Verde?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cape Verde was 26.3 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Cape Verde rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Cape Verde ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.