Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ghana
Ghana: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 23.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ghana, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ghana stood at 23.6 DB16-20 methodology.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
That places Ghana 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 25.4 DB16-20 methodology | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3 DB16-20 methodology | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 24.5 DB16-20 methodology | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 22.2 DB16-20 methodology | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6 DB16-20 methodology | +6.3% |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 34 Puerto Rico 24.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 35 Denmark 24.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 23.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 23.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 39 Belize 22.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 40 Portugal 22.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ghana?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ghana was 23.6 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.