Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Egypt
Egypt: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 9.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 9.7 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
That places Egypt 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 11.5 DB16-20 methodology | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.9 DB16-20 methodology | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 12.1 DB16-20 methodology | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 8 DB16-20 methodology | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7 DB16-20 methodology | +21.2% |
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- 148 Mozambique 9.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
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More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Egypt?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Egypt was 9.7 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Egypt ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.