Electricity Prices in Belgium 2026
Household electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, all taxes and levies included
Households in Belgium pay an average of 0.3575 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 3 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is 26.2% above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, and the price rose by 2.2% compared with H2 2025. Taxes and levies account for 22.2 percent of the household price, about 0.0794 EUR of every kilowatt hour. Businesses in Belgium pay 0.1902 EUR per kWh in band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 10 of 38 in Europe.
Belgium household electricity price, H1 2026
Household price
0.3575
EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band DC, all taxes included
Rank
3 of 39
1 is the most expensive
Vs EU-27 average
+26.2%
above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR/kWh
Taxes and levies
22.2%
share of the household price
Business price
0.1902
EUR per kWh, rank 10 of 38
How the price in Belgium compares
Household price vs EU-27 average
Household vs business price
Household: band DC, all taxes and levies included. Business: band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes. Bars scaled to 0.44 EUR/kWh. Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, H1 2026.
Taxes and levies in Belgium’s electricity price
What makes up the price in Belgium
Belgium vs its neighbours
What electricity costs in Belgium: bill calculator
Annual cost in Belgium: EUR 1,251.25
Monthly cost: EUR 104.27
At the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, the same use would cost EUR 991.20 a year.
Worked out as annual use multiplied by 0.3575 EUR per kWh, the H1 2026 household average for Belgium (band DC, all taxes and levies included, Eurostat nrg_pc_204). Excludes any standing charge.
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How much does electricity cost in Belgium?
Households in Belgium pay an average of 0.3575 EUR per kWh in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 3 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is +26.2%, above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh.
How has the price in Belgium changed?
The H1 2026 price is +2.2% compared with H2 2025. At the current average price, a household using 3,500 kWh a year would pay EUR 1,251.25 a year in unit costs, before any standing charge.
How much of the price in Belgium is taxes and levies?
Taxes and levies make up 22.2 percent of the household price in Belgium, about 0.0794 EUR of every kilowatt hour. The remaining 77.8 percent covers the energy itself, network charges and supplier costs.
What do businesses pay in Belgium?
Businesses in Belgium pay 0.1902 EUR per kWh in band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year), excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 10 of 38 in Europe. The EU-27 business average is 0.1800 EUR per kWh.
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Source: Eurostat, datasets nrg_pc_204 (household, band DC, all taxes and levies included) and nrg_pc_205 (business, band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), H1 2026, © European Union, CC BY 4.0.