Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Moldova
Moldova: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 8.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Moldova, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 8.5 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Moldova ranks 155th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 10.3 DB16-20 methodology | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 10.5 DB16-20 methodology | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 8.8 DB16-20 methodology | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5 DB16-20 methodology | -3.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 8.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 54% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 8.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2 DB16-20 methodology, 70% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 152 Albania 9.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 153 Romania 9.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 154 Turkey 8.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 155 Iraq 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 157 Russia 8.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 158 Congo 8.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 158 Myanmar 8.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 36.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Moldova?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Moldova was 8.5 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Moldova ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.