Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 12.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Cote d'Ivoire, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 12.6 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 114th 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 Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 12.6 DB16-20 methodology | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 13.9 DB16-20 methodology | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 11.8 DB16-20 methodology | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.6 DB16-20 methodology | +6.8% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 12.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 12.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.2 DB16-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.50 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 55.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 28.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.14 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 870.37 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Cote d'Ivoire was 12.6 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.