Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Lebanon, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 13 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
That places Lebanon 113th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 13.3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.2 DB16-20 methodology | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.2 DB16-20 methodology | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | -1.5% |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 111 Finland 13.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 114 Côte d'Ivoire 12.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 114 Libya 12.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 114 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Lebanon?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Lebanon was 13 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Lebanon ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.