Sweden: household electricity prices 2023

The average household electricity price in Sweden for a consumption between 2,500 and 5,000 kilowatt-hours was 26.68 euro cents per kilowatt-hour in the first half of 2023. Electricity prices have been above average since the beginning of 2021, when Europe was hit by a global energy crisis.

European comparisons

Swedish households had below-average prices when compared to electricity prices in the European Union. In fact, the country is a net exporter of electricity and produces most of the consumed electricity domestically.

Electricity sector in Sweden

Hydropower and nuclear energy combined accounted for over 70 percent of the gross electricity consumption in Sweden. In recent years, generation from renewable sources such as solar power and wind power has been on the rise.

Electricity prices for households in Sweden from 1st half 2010 to 1st half 2023 (in euro cents per kilowatt-hour)

Characteristic	1000-2500 kWh	2500-5000 kWh	5000-15000 kWh
H1 '23	29.88	26.68	21.69
H2 '22	30.51	27.4	22.8
H1 '22	26.17	22.78	17.7
H2 '21	28.74	26.04	21.06
H1 '21	23.89	21.14	16.95
H2 '20	22.1	20.17	16.55
H1 '20	21.2	19.14	15.26
H2 '19*	23.92	20.52	17.4
H1 '19*	23.88	20.33	16.97
H2 '18*	23.68	20.49	17.63
H1 '18*	22.61	19.1	15.86
H2 '17*	22.51	20.13	16.43
H1 '17*	22.13	19.55	15.59
H2 '16	21.95	19.62	16.15
H1 '16*	21.61	19.15	15.52
H2 '15	20.88	18.74	15.47
H1 '15*	20.88	18.72	15.49
H2 '14	21.62	18.67	16.07
H1 '14	21.84	19.67	16.28
H2 '13	22.29	20.46	17.55
H1 '13	23.18	21.01	17.64
H2 '12	22.64	20.83	17.82
H1 '12	22.14	20.27	17.02
H2 '11	22.25	20.44	17.63
H1 '11	22.82	20.92	18.01
H2 '10	21.19	19.58	16.99
H1 '10	19.92	18.39	15.94

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

H1 2010 to H1 2023

Supplementary notes

* Estimated price
Prices including all taxes, levies and VAT.
Band-DB (Small): annual consumption between 1.000 and 2.500 kWh
Band-DC (Medium): annual consumption between 2.500 and 5.000 kWh.
Band-DD (Large): annual consumption between 5,000 kWh and 15,000 kWh.

The published data are national average prices over a period over 6 months. Semester 1 prices are average prices between 1st January and 30th June of each year, semester 2 prices are average prices between 1st July and 31st December of each year.
Statistical Data extracted from the Eurostat Database with the code nrg_pc_204.

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