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Electricity Prices in Belgium

In the first half of 2026, households in Belgium paid 35.75 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. The household price in Belgium ranks 2nd dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 22.2% of the household price in Belgium in the first half of 2026: 27.83 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.92 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Belgium paid 23.00 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2026

  • In the first half of 2026, households in Belgium paid 35.75 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 22.2% of the household price in Belgium in the first half of 2026: 27.83 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.92 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The household price in Belgium ranks 2nd dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the household price in Belgium was 34.99 euro cents/kWh, 20.8% higher than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in Belgium is 0.1% higher than a year earlier and 32.3% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Belgium paid 23.00 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 32.3% of the medium sized business price in Belgium in the first half of 2026: 15.56 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.44 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in Belgium ranks 10th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the medium sized business price in Belgium was 22.58 euro cents/kWh, 2.4% higher than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in Belgium is 2.0% lower than a year earlier and 57.1% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in Belgium, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included35.75 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes33.75 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies27.83 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price22.2%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first2 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+0.1%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+32.3%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 22.2% of the price in the first half of 2026: 27.83 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.92 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Belgium: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in Belgium from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 35.75 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 12.50 25.00 37.50 50.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for households in Belgium from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 35.75 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Belgium: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 200712.86 euro cents/kWh3.97 euro cents/kWh16.83 euro cents/kWh
H1 200815.00 euro cents/kWh4.72 euro cents/kWh19.72 euro cents/kWh
H2 200816.19 euro cents/kWh5.33 euro cents/kWh21.52 euro cents/kWh
H1 200914.31 euro cents/kWh4.85 euro cents/kWh19.16 euro cents/kWh
H2 200913.90 euro cents/kWh4.74 euro cents/kWh18.64 euro cents/kWh
H1 201014.49 euro cents/kWh5.10 euro cents/kWh19.59 euro cents/kWh
H2 201014.60 euro cents/kWh5.14 euro cents/kWh19.74 euro cents/kWh
H1 201115.72 euro cents/kWh5.64 euro cents/kWh21.36 euro cents/kWh
H2 201115.95 euro cents/kWh5.24 euro cents/kWh21.19 euro cents/kWh
H1 201215.90 euro cents/kWh7.37 euro cents/kWh23.27 euro cents/kWh
H2 201216.84 euro cents/kWh5.39 euro cents/kWh22.23 euro cents/kWh
H1 201315.83 euro cents/kWh5.90 euro cents/kWh21.73 euro cents/kWh
H2 201316.41 euro cents/kWh5.74 euro cents/kWh22.15 euro cents/kWh
H1 201416.73 euro cents/kWh4.24 euro cents/kWh20.97 euro cents/kWh
H2 201416.78 euro cents/kWh3.65 euro cents/kWh20.43 euro cents/kWh
H1 201518.17 euro cents/kWh3.09 euro cents/kWh21.26 euro cents/kWh
H2 201518.42 euro cents/kWh5.10 euro cents/kWh23.52 euro cents/kWh
H1 201615.67 euro cents/kWh9.77 euro cents/kWh25.44 euro cents/kWh
H2 201618.15 euro cents/kWh9.30 euro cents/kWh27.45 euro cents/kWh
H1 201719.29 euro cents/kWh9.28 euro cents/kWh28.57 euro cents/kWh
H2 201717.90 euro cents/kWh10.87 euro cents/kWh28.77 euro cents/kWh
H1 201818.72 euro cents/kWh9.52 euro cents/kWh28.24 euro cents/kWh
H2 201819.76 euro cents/kWh9.60 euro cents/kWh29.36 euro cents/kWh
H1 201919.48 euro cents/kWh8.91 euro cents/kWh28.39 euro cents/kWh
H2 201919.54 euro cents/kWh9.06 euro cents/kWh28.60 euro cents/kWh
H1 202018.72 euro cents/kWh9.20 euro cents/kWh27.92 euro cents/kWh
H2 202017.98 euro cents/kWh9.04 euro cents/kWh27.02 euro cents/kWh
H1 202117.67 euro cents/kWh9.35 euro cents/kWh27.02 euro cents/kWh
H2 202120.15 euro cents/kWh9.79 euro cents/kWh29.94 euro cents/kWh
H1 202226.22 euro cents/kWh8.15 euro cents/kWh34.37 euro cents/kWh
H2 202237.91 euro cents/kWh6.98 euro cents/kWh44.89 euro cents/kWh
H1 202335.92 euro cents/kWh7.58 euro cents/kWh43.50 euro cents/kWh
H2 202327.93 euro cents/kWh9.85 euro cents/kWh37.78 euro cents/kWh
H1 202424.05 euro cents/kWh9.49 euro cents/kWh33.54 euro cents/kWh
H2 202424.65 euro cents/kWh8.48 euro cents/kWh33.13 euro cents/kWh
H1 202527.58 euro cents/kWh8.13 euro cents/kWh35.71 euro cents/kWh
H2 202527.14 euro cents/kWh7.85 euro cents/kWh34.99 euro cents/kWh
H1 202627.83 euro cents/kWh7.92 euro cents/kWh35.75 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Belgium, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included23.00 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes19.02 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies15.56 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price32.3%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first10 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier-2.0%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+57.1%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 32.3% of the price in the first half of 2026: 15.56 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.44 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Belgium: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Belgium from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 23.00 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 7.50 15.00 22.50 30.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Belgium from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 23.00 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Belgium: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20078.53 euro cents/kWh2.96 euro cents/kWh11.49 euro cents/kWh
H1 20089.88 euro cents/kWh3.05 euro cents/kWh12.93 euro cents/kWh
H2 20088.59 euro cents/kWh3.04 euro cents/kWh11.63 euro cents/kWh
H1 200910.26 euro cents/kWh3.18 euro cents/kWh13.44 euro cents/kWh
H2 20099.87 euro cents/kWh3.18 euro cents/kWh13.05 euro cents/kWh
H1 20109.43 euro cents/kWh3.31 euro cents/kWh12.74 euro cents/kWh
H2 20109.42 euro cents/kWh3.34 euro cents/kWh12.76 euro cents/kWh
H1 20119.77 euro cents/kWh3.51 euro cents/kWh13.28 euro cents/kWh
H2 201110.14 euro cents/kWh3.67 euro cents/kWh13.81 euro cents/kWh
H1 20129.50 euro cents/kWh3.52 euro cents/kWh13.02 euro cents/kWh
H2 20129.61 euro cents/kWh3.79 euro cents/kWh13.40 euro cents/kWh
H1 20139.14 euro cents/kWh3.91 euro cents/kWh13.05 euro cents/kWh
H2 20139.18 euro cents/kWh4.07 euro cents/kWh13.25 euro cents/kWh
H1 20149.16 euro cents/kWh3.67 euro cents/kWh12.83 euro cents/kWh
H2 20148.79 euro cents/kWh4.30 euro cents/kWh13.09 euro cents/kWh
H1 20158.98 euro cents/kWh4.03 euro cents/kWh13.01 euro cents/kWh
H2 20159.20 euro cents/kWh3.77 euro cents/kWh12.97 euro cents/kWh
H1 20168.50 euro cents/kWh4.99 euro cents/kWh13.49 euro cents/kWh
H2 20168.79 euro cents/kWh5.19 euro cents/kWh13.98 euro cents/kWh
H1 20178.16 euro cents/kWh5.20 euro cents/kWh13.36 euro cents/kWh
H2 20177.21 euro cents/kWh5.93 euro cents/kWh13.14 euro cents/kWh
H1 20187.65 euro cents/kWh5.50 euro cents/kWh13.15 euro cents/kWh
H2 20188.12 euro cents/kWh5.61 euro cents/kWh13.73 euro cents/kWh
H1 20198.07 euro cents/kWh5.78 euro cents/kWh13.85 euro cents/kWh
H2 20198.02 euro cents/kWh5.86 euro cents/kWh13.88 euro cents/kWh
H1 20207.95 euro cents/kWh6.13 euro cents/kWh14.08 euro cents/kWh
H2 20208.10 euro cents/kWh6.16 euro cents/kWh14.26 euro cents/kWh
H1 20218.10 euro cents/kWh6.54 euro cents/kWh14.64 euro cents/kWh
H2 202110.35 euro cents/kWh6.97 euro cents/kWh17.32 euro cents/kWh
H1 202215.19 euro cents/kWh8.30 euro cents/kWh23.49 euro cents/kWh
H2 202220.12 euro cents/kWh8.51 euro cents/kWh28.63 euro cents/kWh
H1 202319.50 euro cents/kWh7.93 euro cents/kWh27.43 euro cents/kWh
H2 202317.60 euro cents/kWh8.59 euro cents/kWh26.19 euro cents/kWh
H1 202413.92 euro cents/kWh7.61 euro cents/kWh21.53 euro cents/kWh
H2 202414.56 euro cents/kWh7.41 euro cents/kWh21.97 euro cents/kWh
H1 202515.90 euro cents/kWh7.58 euro cents/kWh23.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 202515.22 euro cents/kWh7.36 euro cents/kWh22.58 euro cents/kWh
H1 202615.56 euro cents/kWh7.44 euro cents/kWh23.00 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in Belgium: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in Belgium?

In the first half of 2026, households in Belgium paid 35.75 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 22.2% of the household price in Belgium in the first half of 2026: 27.83 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.92 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Belgium ranks 2nd dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in Belgium?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Belgium paid 23.00 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 32.3% of the medium sized business price in Belgium in the first half of 2026: 15.56 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.44 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Belgium ranks 10th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in Belgium dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in Belgium was 34.99 euro cents/kWh, 20.8% higher than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.