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
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Germany, 2014–2019
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
| 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
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.