Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Philippines
Philippines: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 18.1 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
That places Philippines 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Philippines, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 19.4 DB16-20 methodology | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6 DB16-20 methodology | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 17.7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4 DB16-20 methodology | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 18.1 DB16-20 methodology | +10.4% |
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- 65 India 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 65 Senegal 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 68 United States of America 18.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Afghanistan 18 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Hungary 18 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Sierra Leone 18 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Philippines?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Philippines was 18.1 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 20 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Philippines rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Philippines ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.