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Electricity Prices in Sweden

In the first half of 2026, households in Sweden paid 30.62 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 Sweden ranks 4th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 30.9% of the household price in Sweden in the first half of 2026: 21.16 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.46 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Sweden paid 14.72 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 Sweden paid 30.62 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 30.9% of the household price in Sweden in the first half of 2026: 21.16 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.46 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The household price in Sweden ranks 4th 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 Sweden was 27.11 euro cents/kWh, 6.4% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in Sweden is 15.4% higher than a year earlier and 44.8% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Sweden paid 14.72 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 20.4% of the medium sized business price in Sweden in the first half of 2026: 11.72 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 3.00 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in Sweden ranks 26th 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 Sweden was 12.13 euro cents/kWh, 45.0% lower than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in Sweden is 22.2% higher than a year earlier and 65.8% 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 Sweden, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included30.62 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes24.49 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies21.16 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price30.9%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first4 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+15.4%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+44.8%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 30.9% of the price in the first half of 2026: 21.16 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.46 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Sweden: households electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in Sweden from the first 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, 30.62 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 H1 2007H1 2011H1 2015H1 2019H1 2023
Electricity price for households in Sweden from the first 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, 30.62 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Sweden: households electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H1 20079.68 euro cents/kWh5.90 euro cents/kWh15.58 euro cents/kWh
H2 200710.13 euro cents/kWh6.00 euro cents/kWh16.13 euro cents/kWh
H1 200810.85 euro cents/kWh6.13 euro cents/kWh16.98 euro cents/kWh
H2 200811.37 euro cents/kWh6.09 euro cents/kWh17.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 200910.40 euro cents/kWh5.62 euro cents/kWh16.02 euro cents/kWh
H2 200910.59 euro cents/kWh5.87 euro cents/kWh16.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 201011.95 euro cents/kWh6.44 euro cents/kWh18.39 euro cents/kWh
H2 201012.80 euro cents/kWh6.78 euro cents/kWh19.58 euro cents/kWh
H1 201113.76 euro cents/kWh7.16 euro cents/kWh20.92 euro cents/kWh
H2 201113.40 euro cents/kWh7.04 euro cents/kWh20.44 euro cents/kWh
H1 201213.12 euro cents/kWh7.15 euro cents/kWh20.27 euro cents/kWh
H2 201213.45 euro cents/kWh7.38 euro cents/kWh20.83 euro cents/kWh
H1 201313.59 euro cents/kWh7.42 euro cents/kWh21.01 euro cents/kWh
H2 201313.21 euro cents/kWh7.25 euro cents/kWh20.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 201412.64 euro cents/kWh7.03 euro cents/kWh19.67 euro cents/kWh
H2 201411.94 euro cents/kWh6.73 euro cents/kWh18.67 euro cents/kWh
H1 201511.83 euro cents/kWh6.89 euro cents/kWh18.72 euro cents/kWh
H2 201512.02 euro cents/kWh6.72 euro cents/kWh18.74 euro cents/kWh
H1 201612.18 euro cents/kWh6.97 euro cents/kWh19.15 euro cents/kWh
H2 201612.81 euro cents/kWh6.81 euro cents/kWh19.62 euro cents/kWh
H1 201712.57 euro cents/kWh6.98 euro cents/kWh19.55 euro cents/kWh
H2 201713.05 euro cents/kWh7.08 euro cents/kWh20.13 euro cents/kWh
H1 201812.02 euro cents/kWh7.08 euro cents/kWh19.10 euro cents/kWh
H2 201813.20 euro cents/kWh7.29 euro cents/kWh20.49 euro cents/kWh
H1 201912.97 euro cents/kWh7.36 euro cents/kWh20.33 euro cents/kWh
H2 201913.16 euro cents/kWh7.36 euro cents/kWh20.52 euro cents/kWh
H1 202012.00 euro cents/kWh7.14 euro cents/kWh19.14 euro cents/kWh
H2 202012.71 euro cents/kWh7.46 euro cents/kWh20.17 euro cents/kWh
H1 202113.40 euro cents/kWh7.74 euro cents/kWh21.14 euro cents/kWh
H2 202117.33 euro cents/kWh8.71 euro cents/kWh26.04 euro cents/kWh
H1 202218.15 euro cents/kWh4.63 euro cents/kWh22.78 euro cents/kWh
H2 202224.89 euro cents/kWh2.51 euro cents/kWh27.40 euro cents/kWh
H1 202317.84 euro cents/kWh8.78 euro cents/kWh26.62 euro cents/kWh
H2 202314.07 euro cents/kWh7.74 euro cents/kWh21.81 euro cents/kWh
H1 202415.71 euro cents/kWh8.63 euro cents/kWh24.34 euro cents/kWh
H2 202415.07 euro cents/kWh8.44 euro cents/kWh23.51 euro cents/kWh
H1 202517.27 euro cents/kWh9.27 euro cents/kWh26.54 euro cents/kWh
H2 202517.71 euro cents/kWh9.40 euro cents/kWh27.11 euro cents/kWh
H1 202621.16 euro cents/kWh9.46 euro cents/kWh30.62 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 Sweden, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included14.72 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes11.77 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies11.72 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price20.4%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first26 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+22.2%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+65.8%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 20.4% of the price in the first half of 2026: 11.72 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 3.00 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Sweden: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Sweden from the first 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, 14.72 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 H1 2007H1 2011H1 2015H1 2019H1 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Sweden from the first 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, 14.72 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Sweden: medium sized businesses electricity price since the first half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H1 20076.17 euro cents/kWh1.59 euro cents/kWh7.76 euro cents/kWh
H2 20076.51 euro cents/kWh1.68 euro cents/kWh8.19 euro cents/kWh
H1 20086.88 euro cents/kWh1.78 euro cents/kWh8.66 euro cents/kWh
H2 20087.68 euro cents/kWh1.97 euro cents/kWh9.65 euro cents/kWh
H1 20096.62 euro cents/kWh1.70 euro cents/kWh8.32 euro cents/kWh
H2 20096.84 euro cents/kWh1.77 euro cents/kWh8.61 euro cents/kWh
H1 20108.00 euro cents/kWh2.05 euro cents/kWh10.05 euro cents/kWh
H2 20108.36 euro cents/kWh2.14 euro cents/kWh10.50 euro cents/kWh
H1 20118.87 euro cents/kWh2.29 euro cents/kWh11.16 euro cents/kWh
H2 20118.23 euro cents/kWh2.13 euro cents/kWh10.36 euro cents/kWh
H1 20128.04 euro cents/kWh2.08 euro cents/kWh10.12 euro cents/kWh
H2 20127.70 euro cents/kWh2.00 euro cents/kWh9.70 euro cents/kWh
H1 20137.99 euro cents/kWh2.07 euro cents/kWh10.06 euro cents/kWh
H2 20137.41 euro cents/kWh1.93 euro cents/kWh9.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 20147.02 euro cents/kWh1.83 euro cents/kWh8.85 euro cents/kWh
H2 20146.61 euro cents/kWh1.72 euro cents/kWh8.33 euro cents/kWh
H1 20156.17 euro cents/kWh1.61 euro cents/kWh7.78 euro cents/kWh
H2 20155.85 euro cents/kWh1.53 euro cents/kWh7.38 euro cents/kWh
H1 20166.11 euro cents/kWh1.59 euro cents/kWh7.70 euro cents/kWh
H2 20166.51 euro cents/kWh1.69 euro cents/kWh8.20 euro cents/kWh
H1 20176.43 euro cents/kWh1.67 euro cents/kWh8.10 euro cents/kWh
H2 20176.42 euro cents/kWh1.66 euro cents/kWh8.08 euro cents/kWh
H1 20186.43 euro cents/kWh2.12 euro cents/kWh8.55 euro cents/kWh
H2 20186.88 euro cents/kWh2.21 euro cents/kWh9.09 euro cents/kWh
H1 20197.33 euro cents/kWh2.32 euro cents/kWh9.65 euro cents/kWh
H2 20196.55 euro cents/kWh2.12 euro cents/kWh8.67 euro cents/kWh
H1 20205.86 euro cents/kWh1.52 euro cents/kWh7.38 euro cents/kWh
H2 20206.68 euro cents/kWh1.72 euro cents/kWh8.40 euro cents/kWh
H1 20217.05 euro cents/kWh1.83 euro cents/kWh8.88 euro cents/kWh
H2 20219.76 euro cents/kWh2.51 euro cents/kWh12.27 euro cents/kWh
H1 202211.15 euro cents/kWh2.86 euro cents/kWh14.01 euro cents/kWh
H2 202215.20 euro cents/kWh3.87 euro cents/kWh19.07 euro cents/kWh
H1 202310.64 euro cents/kWh2.72 euro cents/kWh13.36 euro cents/kWh
H2 20238.96 euro cents/kWh2.30 euro cents/kWh11.26 euro cents/kWh
H1 20249.37 euro cents/kWh2.40 euro cents/kWh11.77 euro cents/kWh
H2 20248.48 euro cents/kWh2.18 euro cents/kWh10.66 euro cents/kWh
H1 20259.58 euro cents/kWh2.47 euro cents/kWh12.05 euro cents/kWh
H2 20259.65 euro cents/kWh2.48 euro cents/kWh12.13 euro cents/kWh
H1 202611.72 euro cents/kWh3.00 euro cents/kWh14.72 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 Sweden: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in Sweden?

In the first half of 2026, households in Sweden paid 30.62 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 30.9% of the household price in Sweden in the first half of 2026: 21.16 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 9.46 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Sweden ranks 4th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in Sweden?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Sweden paid 14.72 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 20.4% of the medium sized business price in Sweden in the first half of 2026: 11.72 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 3.00 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Sweden ranks 26th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in Sweden dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in Sweden was 27.11 euro cents/kWh, 6.4% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.