Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Japan
Japan: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 21.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Japan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Japan recorded 21.2 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Japan ranks 45th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Japan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 25.9 DB16-20 methodology | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 22.6 DB16-20 methodology | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 21.7 DB16-20 methodology | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6 DB16-20 methodology | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2 DB16-20 methodology | +14.0% |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Japan?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Japan was 21.2 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Japan ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.