Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Türkiye
Türkiye: 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 Türkiye, 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye, 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% |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 152 Albania 9.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 153 Romania 9.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 155 Iraq 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 155 Republic of Moldova 8.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 157 Russian Federation 8.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Türkiye
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Türkiye?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- 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 Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Türkiye rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Türkiye ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.