Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Syria
Syria: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 7.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Syria, 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 Syria is 7.8 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Syria ranks 160th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Syria, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 8.1 DB16-20 methodology | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5 DB16-20 methodology | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4 DB16-20 methodology | -35.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7 DB16-20 methodology | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8 DB16-20 methodology | +16.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 7.8 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.05 DB16-20 methodology, 46% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Syria's 7.8 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.3 DB16-20 methodology, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Syria
More private sector data for Syria
- Merchandise trade 79.2% (2025)
- Food imports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures imports 54.1% (2010)
- Merchandise imports 7.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.44 billion current US$ (2010)
- Food exports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures exports 24.7% (2010)
- Merchandise exports 3.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.04 billion current US$ (2010)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 132.12 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Syria?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Syria was 7.8 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Syria rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Syria ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.