Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Kenya
Kenya: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 21.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Kenya, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Kenya stood at 21.7 DB16-20 methodology.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
That places Kenya 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 21.6 DB16-20 methodology | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6 DB16-20 methodology | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 20.2 DB16-20 methodology | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 21.5 DB16-20 methodology | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 21.7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.9% |
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More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 149.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Kenya?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Kenya was 21.7 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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.