Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ireland
Ireland: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 19 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ireland, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ireland is 19 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
That places Ireland 62nd 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 23.4 DB16-20 methodology | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4 DB16-20 methodology | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 20.6 DB16-20 methodology | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 19.7 DB16-20 methodology | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 19 DB16-20 methodology | -3.6% |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 60 Cyprus 19.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 60 Gabon 19.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 62 Malta 19 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 18.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 India 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Cambodia 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Senegal 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ireland?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ireland was 19 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Ireland ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.