Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 6.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine is 6.4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
That places Ukraine 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 13.6 DB16-20 methodology | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 9.1 DB16-20 methodology | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9 DB16-20 methodology | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1 DB16-20 methodology | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.4 DB16-20 methodology | -9.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 6.4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8 DB16-20 methodology, 41% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 6.4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2 DB16-20 methodology, 52% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 22.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 15.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ukraine?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Ukraine was 6.4 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Ukraine ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.