{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"europe-electricity-prices-by-country","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/europe-electricity-prices-by-country","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/europe-electricity-prices-by-country/","title":"Electricity Prices in Europe by Country (2025)","description":"Household electricity prices including taxes across 27 EU countries in 2025: Germany highest at 0.3852 EUR per kWh, Hungary lowest at 0.1061. 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German households pay roughly three and a half times what Hungarian households pay for the same kilowatt-hour, most of the difference being taxes, network charges and renewable levies rather than the wholesale cost of the power itself."},{"question":"Which European country has the cheapest electricity?","answer":"Hungary, at 0.1061 EUR per kWh, with Malta, Bulgaria and Croatia also well below the European average. Hungary's position reflects regulated household tariffs held below cost recovery, a policy choice that shifts the burden to the public budget and to industrial users rather than eliminating it."},{"question":"What is included in these electricity prices?","answer":"The full price a household actually pays: the energy and supply component, network charges for transmission and distribution, all taxes and levies including VAT, and any renewable-support surcharges. Eurostat collects them for a medium-sized consumption band, between 2,500 and 5,000 kWh a year, which is representative of a typical household. Excluding taxes narrows the spread considerably and reorders parts of the table."}]}