Global domestic electricity prices by country 2022

The European countries of Denmark, Belgium, and the United Kingdom had the highest household electricity prices in 2022, at over 30 pence per kilowatt-hour. In Denmark, electricity taxes represented approximately 58 percent of the domestic electricity bill. By comparison, the United Kingdom and Belgium accounted for the most expensive electricity excluding taxes. Meanwhile, the average domestic electricity bill in Turkey amounted to roughly seven pence per kilowatt-hour.

Domestic electricity prices in selected countries worldwide in 2022, by component (in pence per kilowatt-hour)

Characteristic	Price (excl tax)	Tax component
Denmark	26.59	15.46
Belgium	27.62	6.49
United Kingdom	29.26	1.46
Spain	26.25	2.06
Germany	18.05	10.25
Norway	18.97	6.2
Ireland	22.78	2.35
France	13.56	4.07
Japan*	15.64	1.82
United States**	12.9	-
Canada	9.08	1.06
South Korea	7.62	1.04
Hungary	6.63	1.79
Turkey	6.4	0.86

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

September 2023

More information

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

*Refers to 2021.

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

Figures calculated by Statista based on the data provided by the source.

This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

Citation formats