Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in United States
United States: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 18.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in United States, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in United States stood at 18.1 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
That places United States 68th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.4 DB16-20 methodology | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6 DB16-20 methodology | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1 DB16-20 methodology | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.1 DB16-20 methodology | +5.8% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 18.1 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.4 DB16-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States
- 65 India 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Cambodia 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Senegal 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 68 Philippines 18.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Afghanistan 18 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Hungary 18 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 70 Sierra Leone 18 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in United States?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in United States was 18.1 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does United States rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- United States ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.