In 2023, purchasing energy made up around 56 percent of the gas price for household customers in Germany. The current gas tax made up around 3.7 percent.
Cost breakdown of gas price for household customers in Germany in 2023
Characteristic
Share in gas price
Energy purchase
56.1%
Sales and margin
16.7%
Network charge incl. upstream grid costs
12%
VAT
6.5%
Carbon levy
3.7%
Current gas tax
3.7%
Concession fee
0.5%
Metering point operation fee
0.5%
Meter reading fees
0.3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share in gas price56.1%56.1%16.7%16.7%12%12%6.5%6.5%3.7%3.7%3.7%3.7%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.3%0.3%Energy purchaseSales and marginNetwork charge incl. upstream grid costsVATCarbon levyCurrent gas taxConcession feeMetering point operation feeMeter reading fees
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%
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Federal Network Agency, & Bundeskartellamt. (November 29, 2023). Cost breakdown of gas price for household customers in Germany in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346396/gas-household-prices-composition-germany/
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