Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Turkey
Turkey: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 8.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 8.9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
That places Turkey 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 14 DB16-20 methodology | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.2 DB16-20 methodology | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 12.1 DB16-20 methodology | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 10.1 DB16-20 methodology | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 8.9 DB16-20 methodology | -11.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 8.9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 56% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 8.9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2 DB16-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Turkey?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Turkey was 8.9 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Turkey ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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.