Electricity Prices in Latvia 2026
Household electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, all taxes and levies included
Households in Latvia pay an average of 0.2415 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 16 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is 14.7% below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, and the price fell by 1.5% compared with H2 2025. Taxes and levies account for 17.6 percent of the household price, about 0.0425 EUR of every kilowatt hour. Businesses in Latvia pay 0.1367 EUR per kWh in band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 23 of 38 in Europe.
Latvia household electricity price, H1 2026
Household price
0.2415
EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band DC, all taxes included
Rank
16 of 39
1 is the most expensive
Vs EU-27 average
-14.7%
below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR/kWh
Taxes and levies
17.6%
share of the household price
Business price
0.1367
EUR per kWh, rank 23 of 38
How the price in Latvia 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 Latvia’s electricity price
What makes up the price in Latvia
Latvia vs its neighbours
| 14 | France | 0.2485 | -3.0% |
| 15 | Netherlands | 0.2440 | -4.4% |
| 16 | Latvia | 0.2415 | -1.5% |
| 17 | Greece | 0.2401 | +0.8% |
| 18 | Denmark | 0.2375 | -28.3% |
What electricity costs in Latvia: bill calculator
Annual cost in Latvia: EUR 845.25
Monthly cost: EUR 70.44
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 0.2415 EUR per kWh, the H1 2026 household average for Latvia (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 Latvia?
Households in Latvia pay an average of 0.2415 EUR per kWh in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 16 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is -14.7%, below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh.
How has the price in Latvia changed?
The H1 2026 price is -1.5% compared with H2 2025. At the current average price, a household using 3,500 kWh a year would pay EUR 845.25 a year in unit costs, before any standing charge.
How much of the price in Latvia is taxes and levies?
Taxes and levies make up 17.6 percent of the household price in Latvia, about 0.0425 EUR of every kilowatt hour. The remaining 82.4 percent covers the energy itself, network charges and supplier costs.
What do businesses pay in Latvia?
Businesses in Latvia pay 0.1367 EUR per kWh in band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year), excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 23 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.