Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Portugal
Portugal: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 22.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 22.2 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Portugal ranks 40th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 29.6 DB16-20 methodology | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 18.3 DB16-20 methodology | -38.2% |
| 2017 | 17.4 DB16-20 methodology | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 25.2 DB16-20 methodology | +44.8% |
| 2019 | 22.2 DB16-20 methodology | -11.9% |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Portugal?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Portugal was 22.2 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.