Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 24.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Puerto Rico, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 24.3 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
That places Puerto Rico 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 24 DB16-20 methodology | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 24.5 DB16-20 methodology | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 24.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.3 DB16-20 methodology | -0.8% |
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More private sector data for Puerto Rico
- New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (2020)
- International tourism, receipts 2.92 billion current US$ (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures 893.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 301.00 million current US$ (2018)
- Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 100.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Minimum capital 0.0% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Women (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
- Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Puerto Rico?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Puerto Rico was 24.3 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.