Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Senegal
Senegal: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 18.2 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Senegal ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 22.6 DB16-20 methodology | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.3 DB16-20 methodology | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 17.7 DB16-20 methodology | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 17.3 DB16-20 methodology | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 18.2 DB16-20 methodology | +5.2% |
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- 65 India 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 68 United States of America 18.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
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More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Senegal?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Senegal was 18.2 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Senegal ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.