Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 18.3 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 64th 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 35.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 35.7 DB16-20 methodology | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 31.8 DB16-20 methodology | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 17.9 DB16-20 methodology | -43.7% |
| 2018 | 17 DB16-20 methodology | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 18.3 DB16-20 methodology | +7.6% |
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More private sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 37.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 183.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 98.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 38.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 158.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Sao Tome and Principe was 18.3 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.