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Belgium

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.

Electricity · household
$0.407/kWh
0.350 €/kWh local
Electricity · business
$0.262/kWh
0.225 €/kWh local
Natural gas · household
$0.104/kWh
0.089 €/kWh local
Petrol
$2.19/L
$8.29/gal
Diesel
$2.57/L
$9.71/gal
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Adjusted for purchasing power

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
20132015201720192021202320250.5220.237
Electricity · business
20132015201720192021202320250.3330.149
Natural gas · household
20132015201720192021202320250.1580.054

What's tax at the pump

Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 31 Aug 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Gasoline49% tax · $1.08 of $2.19/L
Diesel45% tax · $1.14 of $2.57/L
pre-taxtax (duties + VAT)

Pump-price history

USD per liter · EC Oil Bulletin
Gasoline
2016201820202022202420262.421.21
Diesel
2016201820202022202420262.671.24

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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.
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