Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Qatar
Qatar: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 3.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Qatar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Qatar stood at 3.7 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Qatar ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 3.5 DB16-20 methodology | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8 DB16-20 methodology | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 4.1 DB16-20 methodology | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 4 DB16-20 methodology | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7 DB16-20 methodology | -7.5% |
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- 179 Zambia 4.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 180 Kazakhstan 4.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 181 Angola 3.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 183 Ethiopia 3.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 183 Kyrgyzstan 3.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Qatar?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Qatar was 3.7 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Qatar ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.