Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 13.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Lesotho, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Lesotho is 13.9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9 DB16-20 methodology | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 13.9 DB16-20 methodology | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 13.9 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Lesotho?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Lesotho was 13.9 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.