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⚠️ Unconfirmedeconomic2023

Residential electricity prices — households (US$ per kWh, PPP-adjusted)

Compare household electricity prices across countries in 2023, expressed in PPP-adjusted US$ per kWh to reflect real purchasing power differences.

Source: International Energy Agency (IEA)•159 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
US$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
Median: US$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
Countries Covered
159
with available data
Highest
Denmark
US$ per kWh (PPP)0.5
Lowest
Venezuela
US$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
Top 5 Countries
1DenmarkUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.5
2FinlandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
3GermanyUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
4NetherlandsUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
5NorwayUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
By Region
EuropeUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3(32 countries)
OceaniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2(2 countries)
South AmericaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2(7 countries)
North AmericaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2(4 countries)
OtherUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1(80 countries)
Key Findings
  • •PPP-adjusted household electricity prices still vary widely, indicating substantial differences in policy (taxes/subsidies), grid costs, and generation mix.
  • •Several high-income countries with strong carbon pricing and grid levies show higher household prices even after PPP adjustment.
  • •Resource-rich producers with regulated tariffs and subsidies often show very low PPP-adjusted household electricity prices.
  • •PPP adjustment can change the ranking versus market-exchange-rate comparisons, especially for lower-income economies.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (US$ per kWh (PPP)0.0)High (US$ per kWh (PPP)0.7)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: US$ per kWh (PPP)0.2)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (80)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)

About This Statistic

This statistic shows the price households pay for electricity, expressed as PPP-adjusted US$ per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Using PPP (purchasing power parity) helps make prices more comparable across countries by accounting for differences in local price levels, not just market exchange rates.

Household electricity prices reflect a country’s generation mix, fuel costs, grid and distribution expenses, taxes/levies, and subsidy policies. They also capture how energy shocks and regulation translate into what people actually pay on their bills. Because tariff structures vary (tiered pricing, time-of-use rates, fixed charges), these values should be treated as comparable “average price levels” rather than a single universal tariff.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1DenmarkUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.5
2FinlandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
3GermanyUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
4NetherlandsUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
5NorwayUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
6IcelandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
7IrelandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
8BelgiumUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.4
9SwedenUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
10ItalyUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
11BulgariaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
12FranceUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
13JamaicaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
14SpainUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
15EstoniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
16SwitzerlandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
17BotswanaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
18GreeceUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
19LithuaniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
20United KingdomUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
21Czech RepublicUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
22LatviaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
23LuxembourgUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
24PolandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
25ComorosUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
26HungaryUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
27PortugalUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.3
28Cape VerdeUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
29SlovakiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
30SloveniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
31UruguayUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
32New ZealandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
33AustraliaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
34ChileUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
35JapanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
36MaltaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
37SerbiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
38Republic of The GambiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
39SingaporeUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
40BrazilUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
41Costa RicaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
42CroatiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
43HaitiUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
44LesothoUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
45RomaniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
46CanadaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
47IsraelUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
48MaliUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
49Papua New GuineaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
50Sierra LeoneUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
51SurinameUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
52EswatiniUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
53ColombiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
54KenyaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
55MauritiusUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
56PhilippinesUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
57Central African RepublicUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
58GuatemalaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
59HondurasUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
60JordanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
61PanamaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
62SenegalUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
63South AfricaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
64TogoUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
65TürkiyeUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
66United States of AmericaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
67AlgeriaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
68Dominican RepublicUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
69LiberiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
70MexicoUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
71NigeriaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.2
72El SalvadorUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
73GeorgiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
74Cote d'IvoireUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
75MauritaniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
76NicaraguaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
77PeruUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
78Burkina FasoUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
79AndorraUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
80Faroe IslandsUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
81South KoreaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
82SomaliaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
83BelizeUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
84FijiUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
85GhanaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
86GuineaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
87Lao People's Democratic RepublicUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
88Moldova, Republic ofUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
89MoroccoUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
90ThailandUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
91UgandaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
92The Republic of North MacedoniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
93United Republic of TanzaniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
94AlbaniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
95AustriaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
96CameroonUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
97GuyanaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
98LebanonUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
99MalaysiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
100ArgentinaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
101Sri LankaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
102ChadUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
103CyprusUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
104EcuadorUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
105GabonUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
106IndonesiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
107MalawiUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
108NamibiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
109RwandaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
110ZimbabweUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
111TunisiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
112UkraineUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
113AngolaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
114CambodiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
115People's Republic of ChinaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
116DjiboutiUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
117VietnamUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
118BangladeshUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
119Cayman IslandsUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
120IndiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
121MozambiqueUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
122NepalUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
123ZambiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
124ArmeniaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
125BoliviaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
126Brunei DarussalamUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
127MyanmarUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
128Democratic Republic of the CongoUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
129EritreaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
130ParaguayUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
131SudanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
132Trinidad and TobagoUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
133Bosnia and HerzegovinaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
134BurundiUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
135MadagascarUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
136PakistanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
137Russian FederationUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
138BahrainUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
139Solomon IslandsUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
140CubaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
141BeninUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
142EthiopiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
143IraqUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
144KazakhstanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
145MongoliaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
146Saudi ArabiaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
147AfghanistanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.1
148KuwaitUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
149KyrgyzstanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
150OmanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
151QatarUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
152United Arab EmiratesUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
153EgyptUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
154Islamic Republic of IranUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
155TajikistanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
156UzbekistanUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
157YemenUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
158LibyaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
159VenezuelaUS$ per kWh (PPP)0.0
Showing 159 of 159 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from International Energy Agency (IEA) (2023).

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