Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 12 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 123rd 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.4 DB16-20 methodology | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 14.3 DB16-20 methodology | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 12.9 DB16-20 methodology | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 11.6 DB16-20 methodology | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | +3.4% |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 120 Canada 12.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 121 Iceland 12.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 122 Luxembourg 12.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 123 Nepal 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 123 New Zealand 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 126 Nigeria 11.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 126 Ecuador 11.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Malaysia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Malaysia was 12 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Malaysia ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.