Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Palestine
Palestine: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 17.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Palestine, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 17.6 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Palestine ranks 74th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 16 DB16-20 methodology | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 15.8 DB16-20 methodology | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7 DB16-20 methodology | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.1 DB16-20 methodology | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 17.6 DB16-20 methodology | +2.9% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 17.6 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 17.6 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.3 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 73 United Kingdom 17.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 74 Mauritania 17.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 74 Togo 17.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 77 Brazil 17.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 77 Bolivia 17.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Palestine
- Food imports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 45.9% (2023)
- Commercial service imports 1.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 63.3% (2023)
- Commercial service exports 558.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 47.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 64.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 103.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Palestine?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Palestine was 17.6 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Palestine rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Palestine ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.