Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 17 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cameroon, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 17 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 83rd 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 21.8 DB16-20 methodology | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7 DB16-20 methodology | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 17.1 DB16-20 methodology | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 14.1 DB16-20 methodology | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 17 DB16-20 methodology | +20.6% |
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More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cameroon?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cameroon was 17 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.