Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 19.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in El Salvador, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in El Salvador stood at 19.5 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
That places El Salvador 58th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 19.2 DB16-20 methodology | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 15.8 DB16-20 methodology | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 16.7 DB16-20 methodology | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 19.5 DB16-20 methodology | +16.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 19.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 19.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.8 DB16-20 methodology, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in El Salvador?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in El Salvador was 19.5 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.