Asia’s water prices trail the 5.6% global rise, but Bishkek’s jump 44.7%, finds Global Water Intelligence’s Global Water Tariff Survey 2026

OXFORD, United Kingdom, Nov 11  (Bernama) -- Water prices rose by an average of 2.0% in Southern Asia and 3.9% in East Asia/Pacific from 2025 to 2026, according to the Global Water Tariff Survey 2026 published by Global Water Intelligence (GWI).

GWI’s largest ever survey covers prices in 1,069 cities across 189 countries, each priced the same way, so cities compare directly.

Which areas in Asia are raising water prices, and which are not?