Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Namibia
Namibia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 15.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 15.1 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 97th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 18.1 DB16-20 methodology | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.3 DB16-20 methodology | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 15.3 DB16-20 methodology | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 13.5 DB16-20 methodology | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 15.1 DB16-20 methodology | +11.9% |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 94 Slovakia 15.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 95 North Macedonia 15.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 95 San Marino 15.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 98 Belarus 14.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 99 China 14.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 100 Costa Rica 14.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 100 Netherlands 14.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Namibia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Namibia was 15.1 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Namibia ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.