Electricity price for households in Hungary
Households in Hungary paid €0.1139 per kWh for electricity in H1 2026. The value for H1 2026 is the highest since H1 2023.
Hungary, H1 2026
€0.1139
Change from H2 2025
+5.3%
European Union, H1 2026
€0.2832 per kWh
Median of European Union (27 countries), H1 2026
€0.2440 per kWh
Position in H1 2026
34th of 39
Electricity price for households in Hungary over time
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Euro per kWh, all taxes included. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| H1 2026 | €0.1139 per kWh | €0.2832 per kWh |
| H2 2025 | €0.1082 per kWh | €0.2896 per kWh |
| H1 2025 | €0.1040 per kWh | €0.2879 per kWh |
| H2 2024 | €0.1032 per kWh | €0.2887 per kWh |
| H1 2024 | €0.1094 per kWh | €0.2916 per kWh |
| H2 2023 | €0.1132 per kWh | €0.2847 per kWh |
| H1 2023 | €0.1157 per kWh | €0.2887 per kWh |
| H2 2022 | €0.1084 per kWh | €0.2768 per kWh |
| H1 2022 | €0.0948 per kWh | €0.2490 per kWh |
| H2 2021 | €0.1003 per kWh | €0.2415 per kWh |
| H1 2021 | €0.1010 per kWh | €0.2203 per kWh |
| H2 2020 | €0.1009 per kWh | €0.2153 per kWh |
| H1 2020 | €0.1031 per kWh | €0.2139 per kWh |
| H2 2019 | €0.1097 per kWh | €0.2169 per kWh |
| H1 2019 | €0.1120 per kWh | €0.2168 per kWh |
| H2 2018 | €0.1118 per kWh | €0.2152 per kWh |
| H1 2018 | €0.1123 per kWh | €0.2103 per kWh |
| H2 2017 | €0.1134 per kWh | €0.2089 per kWh |
| H1 2017 | €0.1125 per kWh | €0.2089 per kWh |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.3% from €0.1082 per kWh in H2 2025.
- Since H1 2021, when it was €0.1010 per kWh, the figure has changed by +12.8%.
- Among the 39 countries with data for H1 2026, Hungary has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in H1 2026 was €0.2832 per kWh.
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