Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 6.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 6.6 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3 DB16-20 methodology | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.7 DB16-20 methodology | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6 DB16-20 methodology | -1.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.4 DB16-20 methodology, 46% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.6 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.8 DB16-20 methodology, 32% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Merchandise trade 48.6% (2025)
- Food imports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 59.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,983 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Trinidad and Tobago was 6.6 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.