Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 11.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Taiwan, China, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Taiwan, China stood at 11.7 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
That places Taiwan, China 129th 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 Taiwan, China, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 14.1 DB16-20 methodology | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.3 DB16-20 methodology | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9 DB16-20 methodology | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9 DB16-20 methodology | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 11.7 DB16-20 methodology | -1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Taiwan, China?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Taiwan, China was 11.7 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 Taiwan, China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Taiwan, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Taiwan, China rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Taiwan, China ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Taiwan, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan, China 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.