Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 12.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 12.6 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 24.1% over ten years.
Tanzania ranks 114th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 16.7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.1 DB16-20 methodology | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 13.6 DB16-20 methodology | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 12.6 DB16-20 methodology | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 12.6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 12.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 12.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.2 DB16-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More private sector data for Tanzania
- Merchandise trade 27.5% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 14.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 31.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 141.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Tanzania?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Tanzania was 12.6 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Tanzania ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.