Household electricity prices worldwide 2023, by country and component

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 7, 2025

The European countries of the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Denmark had the highest household electricity prices in 2023, at over 30 pence per kilowatt-hour. Germany and Belgium accounted for the most expensive electricity excluding taxes that year, whilst the average domestic electricity bill in Turkey amounted to roughly seven pence per kilowatt-hour.

Domestic electricity prices in selected countries worldwide in 2023, by component (in pence per kilowatt-hour)

CharacteristicPrice (excl tax)Tax component
United Kingdom 34.66 1.73
Belgium 27.56 7.62
Denmark* 26.59 15.46
Germany 25.47 9.96
Ireland* 22.78 2.35
Spain 21.2 1.18
France 17.04 3.53
Japan* 15.64 1.82
United States** 12.9 -
Canada 9.78 1.09
Norway 8.28 3.41
Hungary 7.66 2.06
South Korea 7.62 1.04
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Price in pence per kilowatt-hour36.3936.3935.1835.1842.0542.0535.4335.4325.1325.1322.3822.3820.5720.5717.4617.4612.912.910.8710.8711.6911.699.729.728.668.665.125.12Price (excl tax)Tax componentUnited KingdomBelgiumDenmark*GermanyIreland*SpainFranceJapan*United States**CanadaNorwayHungarySouth KoreaTurkey
02.557.51012.51517.52022.52527.53032.53537.54042.54547.5

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September 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

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*Refers to 2022.

**The source does not provide a price breakdown, figure refers to the total price.

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