What households and businesses in Belgium pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.407 per kWh, household electricity in Belgium is the 3rd most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 37% above the median of $0.297/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.104 per kWh, 13th of 25. Filling up costs $2.19 per liter of gasoline ($8.29/gal), the 9th highest of 30 — and roughly 49% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 39% of Belgium's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 150 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.377 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.407), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Belgium makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 150 gCO₂/kWh · 73 TWh · Ember
Oil6.4%
Natural gas21.5%
Nuclear33.1%
Hydro0.6%
Wind18.8%
Solar14.3%
Bioenergy5.2%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 31 Aug 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.