Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Samoa
Samoa: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 38.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Samoa, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Samoa stood at 38.5 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
That places Samoa 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 41.3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 37.1 DB16-20 methodology | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 36.7 DB16-20 methodology | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 39.1 DB16-20 methodology | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 38.5 DB16-20 methodology | -1.5% |
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More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Samoa?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Samoa was 38.5 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Samoa ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.