Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Maldives
Maldives: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 39.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 39.4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Maldives ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 33.3 DB16-20 methodology | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 27.3 DB16-20 methodology | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 43.4 DB16-20 methodology | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 44.9 DB16-20 methodology | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 39.4 DB16-20 methodology | -12.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 39.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 39.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.65 DB16-20 methodology, 2.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Maldives?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Maldives was 39.4 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Maldives ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.