Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 8.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Myanmar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 8.1 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
That places Myanmar 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 13 DB16-20 methodology | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 10 DB16-20 methodology | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3 DB16-20 methodology | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3 DB16-20 methodology | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 8.1 DB16-20 methodology | -2.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 8.1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 8.1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.15 DB16-20 methodology, 45% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More private sector data for Myanmar
- Merchandise trade 36.3% (2025)
- Food imports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.58 billion current US$ (2019)
- Food exports 28.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 40.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.46 billion current US$ (2019)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 278.9 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Myanmar?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Myanmar was 8.1 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Myanmar ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.