Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Greece
Greece: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 20.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Greece, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Greece stood at 20.4 DB16-20 methodology.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
That places Greece 51st 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.6 DB16-20 methodology | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 22.2 DB16-20 methodology | +42.3% |
| 2017 | 20.7 DB16-20 methodology | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 19.5 DB16-20 methodology | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 20.4 DB16-20 methodology | +4.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 20.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.4 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 20.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Greece?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Greece was 20.4 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Greece ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.