EU countries by household electricity price in euros

Germany had the highest household electricity price in euros of 27 EU countries in second half of 2023, at 0.402 EUR per kWh. Hungary had the lowest, at 0.1132 EUR per kWh. The median was 0.2339 EUR per kWh and the figure for the European Union (27) was 0.2847 EUR per kWh. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest0.402Germany

Lowest0.1132Hungary

Median0.233927 EU countries

European Union (27)0.2847History

Map of EU countries, second half of 2023

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EUR per kWh, second half of 2023. Source: Eurostat, Electricity prices for household consumers, bi-annual data from 2007, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh, all taxes and levies included, euro (nrg_pc_204). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, second half of 2023

EUR per kWh. Source: Eurostat, Electricity prices for household consumers, bi-annual data from 2007, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh, all taxes and levies included, euro (nrg_pc_204). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	second half of 2023 EUR per kWh	Change on second half of 2022
1	Germany	0.402	+19.7%
2	Ireland	0.3794	+17.6%
3	Belgium	0.3778	-15.8%
4	Denmark	0.3554	-39.5%
5	Cyprus	0.3452	+5.9%
6	Italy	0.3347	-8.1%
7	Czechia	0.3151	+83.1%
8	Latvia	0.2774	-7.3%
9	Austria Estimated	0.2748	+15.9%
10	France	0.2591	+17.6%
11	Netherlands	0.2486	+75.3%
12	Finland	0.2403	-2.9%
13	Spain	0.2347	-29.9%
14	Estonia	0.2339	-11.7%
15	Greece	0.2309	-5.3%
16	Portugal	0.2299	+3.5%
17	Lithuania	0.2223	-8.5%
18	Sweden	0.2181	-20.4%
19	Poland	0.2162	+34.8%
20	Slovenia	0.2113	+8%
21	Luxembourg	0.2015	-1.3%
22	Slovakia	0.1943	+3.1%
23	Romania	0.191	-44%
24	Croatia	0.148	+0.1%
25	Malta	0.1279	-0.4%
26	Bulgaria	0.1192	+3.9%
27	Hungary	0.1132	+4.4%

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About this ranking

Average price of electricity paid by household consumers with an annual consumption of 2,500 to 4,999 kWh (band DC, the median band), all taxes and levies included, in euros per kWh.

A separate series from electricity_price_residential, the US average residential price from the Energy Information Administration in US cents per kWh, which is annual and averages all residential customers.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Electricity prices for household consumers, bi-annual data from 2007, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh, all taxes and levies included, euro (nrg_pc_204). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_204/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Electricity prices for household consumers, bi-annual data from 2007, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh, all taxes and levies included, euro (nrg_pc_204) (EU countries by household electricity price in euros, 2023-S2) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_204/default/table

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Electricity prices for household consumers, bi-annual data from 2007, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh, all taxes and levies included, euro (nrg_pc_204), EU countries by household electricity price in euros, 2023-S2. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_204/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-electricity-price-europe/eu-countries?period=2023-S2. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Electricity prices for household consumers, bi-annual data from 2007, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh, all taxes and levies included, euro (nrg_pc_204). EU countries by household electricity price in euros, 2023-S2. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_204/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-electricity-price-europe/eu-countries?period=2023-S2.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Electricity prices for household consumers, bi-annual data from 2007, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh, all taxes and levies included, euro (nrg_pc_204), EU countries by household electricity price in euros, 2023-S2 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nrg_pc_204/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-electricity-price-europe/eu-countries?period=2023-S2 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest household electricity price in euros?

Germany, with 0.402 EUR per kWh in second half of 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest household electricity price in euros?

Hungary, with 0.1132 EUR per kWh in second half of 2023.

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