Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 18.2 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Cambodia ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 18.7 DB16-20 methodology | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8 DB16-20 methodology | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 17.5 DB16-20 methodology | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 18 DB16-20 methodology | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.2 DB16-20 methodology | +1.1% |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 18.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 India 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Senegal 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 68 United States of America 18.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 68 Philippines 18.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Cambodia
- Merchandise trade 127.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 33.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,752 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cambodia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cambodia was 18.2 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Cambodia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Cambodia ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.