Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 41.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Micronesia (country), 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Micronesia (country) stood at 41.4 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
That places Micronesia (country) 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 44 DB16-20 methodology | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 35.1 DB16-20 methodology | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 38.8 DB16-20 methodology | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 37.8 DB16-20 methodology | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 41.4 DB16-20 methodology | +9.5% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 41.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 41.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.15 DB16-20 methodology, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 1 Venezuela 123.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 2 Solomon Islands 71.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 44.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Kiribati 41.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 40.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 7 Maldives 39.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Micronesia (country)
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.8% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 36.1% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 310.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 73.61 million current US$ (2014)
- Food exports 99.2% (2013)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 109.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 33.42 million current US$ (2014)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 958.81 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Micronesia (country)?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Micronesia (country) was 41.4 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 56 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.