Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 13.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 13.7 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
That places Rwanda 106th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 18.8 DB16-20 methodology | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 17.9 DB16-20 methodology | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 16.4 DB16-20 methodology | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 13.9 DB16-20 methodology | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 13.7 DB16-20 methodology | -1.4% |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 103 Montenegro 14.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 104 Lesotho 13.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 105 Czechia 13.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 106 Poland 13.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 106 Thailand 13.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 109 France 13.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 109 Switzerland 13.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Rwanda?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Rwanda was 13.7 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Rwanda rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Rwanda ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.