EU non-household gas prices post annual decline in first half of 2026
Average gas prices for non-household consumers in the EU ease on an annual basis in the first half of 2026, even as they edge higher from the previous six months. The figures cover users with annual consumption between 10,000 and 100,000 gigajoules and show tax levels rising to 17.5% of the overall price.
Highlights
- EU average gas price for non-household consumers is €0.06 per kilowatt-hour in H1 2026, down 6.7% year-on-year but up 1.8% from H2 2025.
- Tax share of the EU non-household gas price rises to 17.5% in H1 2026, after 16.4% in H1 and 15.9% in H2 of 2025.
- Sweden posts the highest non-household gas price at €0.11 and a 3.1% annual increase in H1 2026, while 24 of 25 countries report annual price declines.
Eurostat data shows mixed half-year trend
As reported by Eurostat, the average gas price for non-household consumers in the EU stands at €0.06 per kilowatt-hour in the first half of 2026. That is 1.8% higher than in the second half of 2025, but 6.7% lower than in the same period a year earlier.Tax levels within the overall price amount to 16.4% in the first half of 2025 and 15.9% in the second half of 2025, before increasing to 17.5% in the first half of 2026. The dataset covers non-household consumers with annual gas consumption between 10,000 gigajoules and 100,000 gigajoules.
National price gaps shape regional impact
Across the bloc, Sweden records the highest gas price for non-household consumers at €0.11 per kilowatt-hour, followed by Finland at €0.09 and the Netherlands at €0.08. The lowest prices are in Bulgaria and Belgium, both at €0.04.Among the 25 EU countries with available data, 24 report annual declines in average prices in the first half of 2026. The steepest falls are in Belgium and France, both down 13.1%, followed by Lithuania at 12.5%, Hungary at 11.6% and Bulgaria at 10.8%, while Sweden is the only country posting an increase, at 3.1%.
Our earlier article on Mario Draghi’s warning about the trade-off between inflation fighting and long-term growth explained how prolonged restrictive monetary policy can raise borrowing costs, worsen debt dynamics, and discourage productive investment. We noted his call for central banks to keep rates no higher than necessary to restore price stability, while pushing complementary EU measures—such as deeper market integration and targeted industrial policy—to support resilience amid recurring supply shocks.
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