Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 7.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Saudi Arabia stood at 7.4 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 6.3 DB16-20 methodology | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 9 DB16-20 methodology | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5 DB16-20 methodology | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6 DB16-20 methodology | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4 DB16-20 methodology | -2.6% |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 160 Syrian Arab Republic 7.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 161 Armenia 7.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 161 Tunisia 7.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 164 Suriname 7.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 165 Georgia 6.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 165 Paraguay 6.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago 6.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Saudi Arabia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Saudi Arabia was 7.4 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.