Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in East Timor
East Timor: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 23.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in East Timor, 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 East Timor is 23.4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
East Timor ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.9 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 23.5 DB16-20 methodology | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 24 DB16-20 methodology | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 24 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.5 DB16-20 methodology | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 23.4 DB16-20 methodology | +8.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 23.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 23.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.15 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 453.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in East Timor?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in East Timor was 23.4 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 24 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- East Timor ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor 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.