Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Gabon
Gabon: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 19.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Gabon, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Gabon stood at 19.1 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Gabon ranks 60th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 22.6 DB16-20 methodology | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 21.2 DB16-20 methodology | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 19.4 DB16-20 methodology | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 18.9 DB16-20 methodology | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.1 DB16-20 methodology | +1.1% |
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More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Gabon?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Gabon was 19.1 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Gabon rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Gabon ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.