Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Zambia
Zambia: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 4.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 4.6 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 4.8 DB16-20 methodology | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8 DB16-20 methodology | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 4.7 DB16-20 methodology | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6 DB16-20 methodology | -2.1% |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 177 Brunei Darussalam 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 178 Azerbaijan 4.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 180 Kazakhstan 4.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 181 Angola 3.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 181 Qatar 3.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Zambia?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Zambia was 4.6 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Zambia ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.