Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 26.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Jamaica, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 26.4 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Jamaica ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 28 DB16-20 methodology | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 20.5 DB16-20 methodology | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 23.3 DB16-20 methodology | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 22.3 DB16-20 methodology | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 26.4 DB16-20 methodology | +18.4% |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Jamaica?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Jamaica was 26.4 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Jamaica ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.