Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Congo
Congo: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 8.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Congo, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Congo stood at 8.1 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Congo ranks 158th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Congo, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 11.1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.4 DB16-20 methodology | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6 DB16-20 methodology | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 8.2 DB16-20 methodology | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 8.1 DB16-20 methodology | -1.2% |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 155 Iraq 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 155 Moldova 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 157 Russia 8.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 158 Myanmar 8.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 160 Syria 7.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 161 Armenia 7.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 161 Tunisia 7.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Congo?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Congo was 8.1 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Congo ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.