Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 6.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Paraguay, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Paraguay stood at 6.6 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Paraguay ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2 DB16-20 methodology | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1 DB16-20 methodology | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6 DB16-20 methodology | +1.5% |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 163 Saudi Arabia 7.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 164 Suriname 7.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 165 Georgia 6.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago 6.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 168 Ukraine 6.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Paraguay
- Merchandise trade 61.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Paraguay?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Paraguay was 6.6 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Paraguay ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.