Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Sudan
Sudan: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 2.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Sudan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Sudan stood at 2.4 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Sudan ranks 185th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5.6 DB16-20 methodology | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1 DB16-20 methodology | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4 DB16-20 methodology | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 4.4 DB16-20 methodology | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4 DB16-20 methodology | -45.5% |
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More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Sudan?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Sudan was 2.4 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Sudan rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Sudan ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.