Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 11.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Madagascar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Madagascar stood at 11.3 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Madagascar ranks 133rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15 DB16-20 methodology | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 13.1 DB16-20 methodology | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2 DB16-20 methodology | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 15.7 DB16-20 methodology | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3 DB16-20 methodology | -28.0% |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 131 Republic of Korea 11.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 131 Latvia 11.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 134 Indonesia 10.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 134 United Arab Emirates 10.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 136 Argentina 10.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Madagascar?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Madagascar was 11.3 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Madagascar rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Madagascar ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.