Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Guinea
Guinea: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 20.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Guinea, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Guinea stood at 20.3 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
That places Guinea 53rd 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 17 DB16-20 methodology | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.4 DB16-20 methodology | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.9 DB16-20 methodology | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 19.6 DB16-20 methodology | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 20.3 DB16-20 methodology | +3.6% |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More private sector data for Guinea
- Merchandise trade 82.7% (2025)
- Food imports 26.6% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 58.5% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 8.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.3% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 3.7% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 15.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,000 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 53.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Guinea?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Guinea was 20.3 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Guinea ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.