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Electricity prices in Belgium

first half of 2026 2,500–4,999 kWh

In the first half of 2026, households in Belgium paid €0.358/kWh on average, including all taxes and levies. That ranks 25 of 27 EU countries (1 = cheapest).

A year earlier the price was €0.357/kWh – an increase of 0.1%.

The EU average was €0.283/kWh.

In the first half of 2015 a kilowatt-hour cost €0.213/kWh; the most expensive half-year was the second half of 2022, at €0.449/kWh.

Incl. taxes€0.358/kWhfirst half of 2026

EU rank25 / 27

vs. a year ago+0.1%

EU average€0.283/kWh+26.2%

Trend since 2015

Average price per kWh for households using 2,500–4,999 kWh a year, incl. all taxes, by half-year.

Belgium EU average · /kWh

What the price is made of in Belgium

Annual average per kWh, split into energy and supply, network costs, taxes and levies, and VAT.

Energy & supply

Network costs

Taxes & levies

VAT

2025€0.354

EU average€0.289

2024€0.333

EU average€0.290

2023€0.406

EU average€0.292

2022€0.396

EU average€0.261

2021€0.285

EU average€0.236

2020€0.275

EU average€0.215

All half-years

/kWh

Period	Incl. taxes	Excl. VAT	Excl. taxes	PPS	EU average	EU rank
first half of 2026	€0.358	€0.338	€0.278	0.3160	€0.283	25 / 27
second half of 2025	€0.350	€0.330	€0.271	0.3117	€0.290	25 / 27
first half of 2025	€0.357	€0.337	€0.276	0.3181	€0.288	26 / 27
second half of 2024	€0.331	€0.313	€0.247	0.2935	€0.289	25 / 27
first half of 2024	€0.335	€0.317	€0.241	0.2989	€0.292	24 / 27
second half of 2023	€0.378	€0.357	€0.279	0.3376	€0.285	25 / 27
first half of 2023	€0.435	€0.411	€0.359	0.3908	€0.289	27 / 27
second half of 2022	€0.449	€0.424	€0.379	0.4040	€0.277	26 / 27
first half of 2022	€0.344	€0.307	€0.262	0.3093	€0.249	26 / 27
second half of 2021	€0.299	€0.248	€0.202	0.2690	€0.242	25 / 27
first half of 2021	€0.270	€0.224	€0.177	0.2422	€0.220	25 / 27
second half of 2020	€0.270	€0.224	€0.180	0.2422	€0.215	25 / 27
first half of 2020	€0.279	€0.232	€0.187	0.2503	€0.214	25 / 27
second half of 2019	€0.286	€0.237	€0.195	0.2535	€0.217	25 / 27
first half of 2019	€0.284	€0.235	€0.195	0.2516	€0.217	25 / 27
second half of 2018	€0.294	€0.244	€0.198	0.2602	€0.215	25 / 27
first half of 2018	€0.282	€0.234	€0.187	0.2503	€0.210	25 / 27
second half of 2017	€0.288	€0.241	€0.179	0.2547	€0.209	25 / 27
first half of 2017	€0.286	€0.236	€0.193	0.2529	€0.209	25 / 27
second half of 2016	€0.275	€0.230	€0.182	0.2568	€0.207	25 / 27
first half of 2016	€0.254	€0.211	€0.157	0.2351	€0.205	25 / 27
second half of 2015	€0.235	€0.206	€0.184	0.2131	€0.209	22 / 27
first half of 2015	€0.213	€0.201	€0.182	0.1916	€0.208	21 / 27