Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Russia
Russia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 8.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Russia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Russia recorded 8.4 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Russia ranks 157th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Russia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 11.2 DB16-20 methodology | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 9.8 DB16-20 methodology | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 7.8 DB16-20 methodology | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2 DB16-20 methodology | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 8.4 DB16-20 methodology | +2.4% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 8.4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.4 DB16-20 methodology, 58% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 8.4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2 DB16-20 methodology, 69% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Russia
More private sector data for Russia
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 93.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 45.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Russia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Russia was 8.4 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 12 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Russia ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.