Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Iran
Iran: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 5.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Iran, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Iran recorded 5.2 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
That places Iran 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Iran, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 8.1 DB16-20 methodology | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2 DB16-20 methodology | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8 DB16-20 methodology | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3 DB16-20 methodology | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2 DB16-20 methodology | -1.9% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 5.2 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 33% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 5.2 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.3 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 57.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.58 billion current US$ (2000)
- Food exports 5.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Iran?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Iran was 5.2 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 10 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Iran rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Iran ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.