Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 41.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Kiribati, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Kiribati stood at 41.3 DB16-20 methodology.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
That places Kiribati 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 52.2 DB16-20 methodology | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 46.2 DB16-20 methodology | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 42.4 DB16-20 methodology | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 39.4 DB16-20 methodology | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 41.3 DB16-20 methodology | +4.8% |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 2 Solomon Islands 71.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 44.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 4 Micronesia, Federated States of 41.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 40.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 7 Maldives 39.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 8 Liberia 39 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Kiribati
- Merchandise trade 147.8% (2025)
- Food imports 41.4% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 43.0% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 496.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 146.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Kiribati?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Kiribati was 41.3 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Kiribati rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Kiribati ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.