Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Hungary
Hungary: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Hungary, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Hungary stood at 18 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
That places Hungary 70th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 16.3 DB16-20 methodology | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 25.1 DB16-20 methodology | +54.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4 DB16-20 methodology | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 17.6 DB16-20 methodology | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 18 DB16-20 methodology | +2.3% |
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More private sector data for Hungary
- Merchandise trade 133.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 159.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 168.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,746 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Hungary?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Hungary was 18 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Hungary ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.