Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Palau
Palau: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 32.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Palau, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Palau recorded 32.1 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
That places Palau 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Palau, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 26.5 DB16-20 methodology | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 25.7 DB16-20 methodology | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1 DB16-20 methodology | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.1 DB16-20 methodology | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 32.1 DB16-20 methodology | +3.2% |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 14 Nicaragua 33.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 15 Guyana 32.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 16 Seychelles 32.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 32.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 19 Grenada 30.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Palau?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Palau was 32.1 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Palau ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.