Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 16.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Hong Kong, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 16.1 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
That places Hong Kong 92nd 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.5 DB16-20 methodology | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15 DB16-20 methodology | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.4 DB16-20 methodology | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16.1 DB16-20 methodology | +4.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 16.1 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.4 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 16.1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.15 DB16-20 methodology, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 89 Mexico 16.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 89 Eswatini 16.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 91 Botswana 16.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 92 South Africa 16.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 94 Slovakia 15.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 95 North Macedonia 15.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 95 San Marino 15.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 2.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 93.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 115.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Hong Kong?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Hong Kong was 16.1 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Hong Kong ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.