Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 11.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 11.9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Ecuador ranks 126th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.9 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 9.9 DB16-20 methodology | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7 DB16-20 methodology | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 12.5 DB16-20 methodology | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 11.7 DB16-20 methodology | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 11.9 DB16-20 methodology | +1.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11.9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11.9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.8 DB16-20 methodology, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ecuador?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ecuador was 11.9 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Ecuador ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.