Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 13.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Switzerland, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Switzerland stood at 13.6 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
That places Switzerland 109th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 16.1 DB16-20 methodology | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 15 DB16-20 methodology | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5 DB16-20 methodology | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 12.3 DB16-20 methodology | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 13.6 DB16-20 methodology | +10.6% |
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More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Switzerland?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Switzerland was 13.6 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Switzerland rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Switzerland ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.