Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Germany

Germany: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 25.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
25.6 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
down 20.5%
World rank
31st
of 187 countries
All-time high
33.8 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
25.6 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Germany, 2014–2019

01020302014201620192014: 29.2 DB16-20 methodology2015: 28.5 DB16-20 methodology2016: 26.6 DB16-20 methodology2017: 33.8 DB16-20 methodology2018: 32.2 DB16-20 methodology2019: 25.6 DB16-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Germany stood at 25.6 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

That places Germany 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (DB16-20 methodology) in Germany, 2014 to 2019.
Year DB16-20 methodology Change
2014 29.2 DB16-20 methodology
2015 28.5 DB16-20 methodology -2.4%
2016 26.6 DB16-20 methodology -6.7%
2017 33.8 DB16-20 methodology +27.1%
2018 32.2 DB16-20 methodology -4.7%
2019 25.6 DB16-20 methodology -20.5%

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 28 Cape Verde 26.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
  2. 29 Djibouti 26.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
  3. 30 Spain 26 DB16-20 methodology compare
  4. 32 Panama 25.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
  5. 33 Jordan 24.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
  6. 34 Puerto Rico 24.3 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Germany?
Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Germany was 25.6 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 33.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Germany rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
Germany ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit
DB16-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,122 data points, 2014–2019
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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.