Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in France
France: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 13.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in France, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in France stood at 13.6 DB16-20 methodology.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
That places France 109th 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 France, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 14.3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5 DB16-20 methodology | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6 DB16-20 methodology | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.6 DB16-20 methodology | +4.6% |
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More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in France?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in France was 13.6 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does France rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- France ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.