Electricity prices in Europe: country ranking
Average household electricity price per kWh in every EU country plus Norway and Liechtenstein, including all taxes, from Eurostat. Which countries pay the most and the least?
- In the second half of 2025, EU households paid on average €0.2896 per kWh, all taxes included.
- Most expensive: Ireland, Germany, Belgium. Cheapest: Hungary, Malta, Bulgaria.
- Germany paid about 50% more per kWh than France (€0.3869 vs €0.2561).
| # | Country | €/kWh, 2025 H2 | 2025 H1 | Change | 2026 H1 (early data) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 0.4042 | 0.3231 | +25.1 % | — |
| 2 | Germany | 0.3869 | 0.3835 | +0.9 % | 0.3618 |
| 3 | Belgium | 0.3499 | 0.3571 | -2 % | 0.3575 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.3312 | 0.3485 | -5 % | — |
| 5 | Austria | 0.3272 | 0.2905 | +12.6 % | — |
| 6 | Czechia | 0.3217 | 0.3179 | +1.2 % | 0.2884 |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 0.3062 | 0.3031 | +1 % | — |
| 8 | Italy | 0.2966 | 0.3291 | -9.9 % | — |
| European Union (27) | 0.2896 | 0.2879 | +0.6 % | — | |
| 9 | Romania | 0.2893 | 0.1918 | +50.8 % | 0.2836 |
| 10 | Cyprus | 0.2774 | 0.2932 | -5.4 % | — |
| 11 | Sweden | 0.2711 | 0.2654 | +2.1 % | 0.3062 |
| 12 | Poland | 0.2709 | 0.2559 | +5.9 % | — |
| 13 | Spain | 0.2669 | 0.2612 | +2.2 % | 0.2509 |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 0.2665 | 0.2665 | 0 % | — |
| 15 | France | 0.2561 | 0.2671 | -4.1 % | 0.2485 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 0.2551 | 0.2385 | +7 % | 0.2440 |
| 17 | Latvia | 0.2452 | 0.2440 | +0.5 % | — |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.2435 | 0.2390 | +1.9 % | — |
| 19 | Greece | 0.2381 | 0.2305 | +3.3 % | — |
| 20 | Estonia | 0.2303 | 0.2298 | +0.2 % | — |
| 21 | Finland | 0.2254 | 0.2276 | -1 % | 0.2694 |
| 22 | Slovenia | 0.2121 | 0.1810 | +17.2 % | 0.2118 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.1955 | 0.2109 | -7.3 % | — |
| 24 | Norway | 0.1922 | 0.1986 | -3.2 % | — |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0.1853 | 0.1887 | -1.8 % | 0.1985 |
| 26 | Croatia | 0.1652 | 0.1618 | +2.1 % | — |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.1355 | 0.1300 | +4.2 % | 0.1341 |
| 28 | Malta | 0.1296 | 0.1261 | +2.8 % | — |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.1082 | 0.1040 | +4 % | 0.1139 |
Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_204 – Electricity prices for household consumers, band DC 2 500–4 999 kWh/year, all taxes and levies included. Eurostat database updated 07/10/2026.
How to read this table
Eurostat publishes average household electricity prices for each country twice a year. We use the reference consumption band of 2,500 to 4,999 kWh per year (band “DC”) and prices including all taxes, levies and VAT, in euros per kWh.
The table is sorted from most to least expensive for the latest half-year for which nearly all countries have reported. The “early data” column shows the first published figures for the following half-year, which are still incomplete.
What the numbers show
- A fourfold gap separates the cheapest countries (Hungary, about €0.11/kWh) from the most expensive (Ireland, about €0.40/kWh). Eurostat lists the national energy mix, import diversification, network costs, environmental costs, weather and taxation among the drivers of these differences.
- Germany pays about 50% more than France per kWh.
- The EU average was €0.2896/kWh in the second half of 2025.
What about the UK?
The UK is no longer in Eurostat’s dataset. For comparison, Ofgem’s price cap for 1 October – 31 December 2026 sets an average electricity unit rate of 26.32p per kWh for Direct Debit customers, plus a daily standing charge of 54.83p. Ofgem notes there is no VAT on electricity from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Why your own price differs
Eurostat’s figure is a national average across all contracts in the band. Your real price depends on your supplier, tariff type, standing charge and how much you use. To apply any country’s average price to an appliance, select it in our appliance running cost calculator.
Updates
We refresh this table each time Eurostat publishes new half-yearly data. The date of Eurostat’s last database update is shown under the table.