Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 17.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 17.7 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 73rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.6 DB16-20 methodology | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5 DB16-20 methodology | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1 DB16-20 methodology | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.2 DB16-20 methodology | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 17.7 DB16-20 methodology | +2.9% |
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More private sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 17.7 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.