Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Colombia
Colombia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 19.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Colombia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Colombia stood at 19.9 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.8% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
That places Colombia 57th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 14.3 DB16-20 methodology | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15 DB16-20 methodology | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 14.4 DB16-20 methodology | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2 DB16-20 methodology | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 19.9 DB16-20 methodology | +50.8% |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 54 Gambia 20.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 20.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 55 Guatemala 20.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 58 El Salvador 19.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 58 Peru 19.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 60 Cyprus 19.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 60 Gabon 19.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Colombia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Colombia was 19.9 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.