Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 18 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
That places Sierra Leone 70th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 32.3 DB16-20 methodology | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 25.9 DB16-20 methodology | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1 DB16-20 methodology | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 20.4 DB16-20 methodology | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 18 DB16-20 methodology | -11.8% |
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- 73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Sierra Leone?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Sierra Leone was 18 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.