Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in India
India: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in India, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
India recorded 18.2 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
That places India 65th 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 India, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.9 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 22 DB16-20 methodology | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 20.6 DB16-20 methodology | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6 DB16-20 methodology | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 17 DB16-20 methodology | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 18.2 DB16-20 methodology | +7.1% |
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- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 18.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Cambodia 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 68 United States of America 18.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
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More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in India?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in India was 18.2 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does India rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- India ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.