German households bore the highest electricity costs in the European Union during the first half of 2025, according to new data from Eurostat.
The statistical agency’s release underscores the enduring price divergence across member states, with Germany remaining at the top of the cost spectrum for residential power consumers.
The data also showed that Sweden recorded the highest natural gas prices for households in the same period.
At the other end of the spectrum, households in Hungary, Malta, and Bulgaria benefited from the lowest electricity rates in the bloc.
These disparities reflect deep-seated differences in national energy mixes, tax policies, and subsidy structures rather than short-term market fluctuations.
Eurostat attributed much of the variation to differing levels of tax burden and state support.