Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Suriname
Suriname: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 7.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Suriname, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Suriname stood at 7.2 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
That places Suriname 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7.2 DB16-20 methodology | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.4 DB16-20 methodology | +113.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1 DB16-20 methodology | -40.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3 DB16-20 methodology | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2 DB16-20 methodology | -1.4% |
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More private sector data for Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,204 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Suriname?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Suriname was 7.2 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Suriname rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.