Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 71.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Solomon Islands, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Solomon Islands stood at 71.6 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
That places Solomon Islands 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 99.9 DB16-20 methodology | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 96 DB16-20 methodology | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 67.9 DB16-20 methodology | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 67.4 DB16-20 methodology | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.6 DB16-20 methodology | +6.2% |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 123.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 44.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 4 Micronesia, Federated States of 41.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 5 Kiribati 41.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Solomon Islands
- Merchandise trade 83.8% (2025)
- Food imports 22.2% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 790.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.1% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 2.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 677.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 807.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 33.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Solomon Islands?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Solomon Islands was 71.6 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.