Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Nepal
Nepal: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Nepal, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 12 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Nepal ranks 123rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.9 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 11.4 DB16-20 methodology | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 10.4 DB16-20 methodology | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3 DB16-20 methodology | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 11.4 DB16-20 methodology | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | +5.3% |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 120 Canada 12.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 121 Iceland 12.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 122 Luxembourg 12.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 123 Malaysia 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 123 New Zealand 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 126 Nigeria 11.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 126 Ecuador 11.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Nepal?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Nepal was 12 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Nepal rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Nepal ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal 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.