Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 20.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Mauritius, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 20.5 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 22.9 DB16-20 methodology | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6 DB16-20 methodology | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 20.3 DB16-20 methodology | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6 DB16-20 methodology | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 20.5 DB16-20 methodology | +4.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 20.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 20.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.2 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.28 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 52.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Mauritius?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Mauritius was 20.5 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Mauritius ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.