Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Uganda
Uganda: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 16.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Uganda, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 16.9 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
That places Uganda 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 20.9 DB16-20 methodology | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7 DB16-20 methodology | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 16.5 DB16-20 methodology | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 17.1 DB16-20 methodology | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 16.9 DB16-20 methodology | -1.2% |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Uganda?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Uganda was 16.9 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Uganda ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.