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An independent guide to the price at the pumpData release · 30 September 2026

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Dated source observation · 2026-09-21 · 9 days old
Last successful source refresh: 2026-09-30 07:40:43 UTC. A successful refresh does not mean a new price was published. Source status

Reported pump priceEUR 1.93per litre

Observation date2026-09-2121 September 2026

Share paid in taxes47.6%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+1.6%Price rank 13 of 21 on the same date

Where your money goes

Derived breakdown
EUR per litre price breakdownCrude oil: 0.636 EUR per litre; Refining & distribution: 0.373 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.595 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.321 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.64/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.37/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.60/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.32/L
Crude oilEUR 0.6433.0% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.3719.4% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.6030.9% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.3216.7% of price
Price components, 2026-09-21, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.6358
Refining & distribution0.3731
Excise & other duties0.5953
VAT / sales tax0.3208

· European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin
Crude uses Brent. Refining and distribution stay combined. Calculation and limitations

Price history

Pump price history52 observations from 2025-09-29 to 2026-09-21. EUR per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.711.412.122025-09-29: EUR 1.51/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.50/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.50/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.50/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.52/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.51/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.52/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.54/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.51/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.49/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.49/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.47/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.46/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.47/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.45/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.46/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.48/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.48/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.49/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.48/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.51/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.52/L2026-03-09: EUR 1.71/L2026-03-16: EUR 1.74/L2026-03-23: EUR 1.84/L2026-03-30: EUR 1.88/L2026-04-06: EUR 1.79/L2026-04-13: EUR 1.72/L2026-04-20: EUR 1.69/L2026-04-27: EUR 1.71/L2026-05-04: EUR 1.79/L2026-05-11: EUR 1.80/L2026-05-18: EUR 1.81/L2026-05-25: EUR 1.81/L2026-06-01: EUR 1.74/L2026-06-08: EUR 1.73/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.73/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.65/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.65/L2026-07-06: EUR 1.69/L2026-07-13: EUR 1.76/L2026-07-20: EUR 1.83/L2026-07-27: EUR 1.87/L2026-08-03: EUR 1.84/L2026-08-10: EUR 1.72/L2026-08-17: EUR 1.79/L2026-08-24: EUR 1.78/L2026-08-31: EUR 1.78/L2026-09-07: EUR 1.91/L2026-09-14: EUR 1.89/L2026-09-21: EUR 1.93/L2025-09-292026-09-21

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-291.512Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.276; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.252
2025-10-061.502Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.276; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.250
2025-10-131.503Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.290; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2025-10-201.495Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.304; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.249
2025-10-271.515Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.295; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.253
2025-11-031.512Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.287; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.252
2025-11-101.522Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.312; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.254
2025-11-171.535Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.323; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2025-11-241.539Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.315; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.257
2025-12-011.506Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.294; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2025-12-081.487Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.284; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.248
2025-12-151.485Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.294; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.247
2025-12-221.471Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.279; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.245
2025-12-291.461Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.266; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.243
2026-01-051.470Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.271; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.245
2026-01-121.453Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.245; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.242
2026-01-191.455Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.237; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.242
2026-01-261.480Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.260; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.247
2026-02-021.482Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.261; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.247
2026-02-091.485Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.247; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.247
2026-02-161.478Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.242; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.246
2026-02-231.509Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.260; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.252
2026-03-021.515Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.233; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.253
2026-03-091.708Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.296; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.285
2026-03-161.743Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.285; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.290
2026-03-231.841Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.357; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.307
2026-03-301.879Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.284; Excise & other duties 0.614; VAT / sales tax 0.313
2026-04-061.787Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.229; Excise & other duties 0.564; VAT / sales tax 0.298
2026-04-131.718Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.204; Excise & other duties 0.564; VAT / sales tax 0.286
2026-04-201.691Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.292; Excise & other duties 0.564; VAT / sales tax 0.282
2026-04-271.712Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.253; Excise & other duties 0.564; VAT / sales tax 0.285
2026-05-041.793Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.264; Excise & other duties 0.594; VAT / sales tax 0.299
2026-05-111.796Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.335; Excise & other duties 0.594; VAT / sales tax 0.299
2026-05-181.813Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.287; Excise & other duties 0.594; VAT / sales tax 0.302
2026-05-251.809Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.336; Excise & other duties 0.594; VAT / sales tax 0.301
2026-06-011.735Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.318; Excise & other duties 0.597; VAT / sales tax 0.289
2026-06-081.726Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.310; Excise & other duties 0.597; VAT / sales tax 0.288
2026-06-151.726Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.384; Excise & other duties 0.597; VAT / sales tax 0.288
2026-06-221.650Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.358; Excise & other duties 0.597; VAT / sales tax 0.275
2026-06-291.649Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.382; Excise & other duties 0.597; VAT / sales tax 0.275
2026-07-061.686Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.415; Excise & other duties 0.606; VAT / sales tax 0.281
2026-07-131.762Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.413; Excise & other duties 0.606; VAT / sales tax 0.294
2026-07-201.833Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.442; Excise & other duties 0.606; VAT / sales tax 0.305
2026-07-271.874Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.448; Excise & other duties 0.606; VAT / sales tax 0.312
2026-08-031.838Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.452; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.306
2026-08-101.721Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.334; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.287
2026-08-171.795Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.399; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.299
2026-08-241.784Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.391; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.297
2026-08-311.784Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.405; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.297
2026-09-071.912Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.433; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.319
2026-09-141.894Crude oil 0.660; Refining & distribution 0.323; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.316
2026-09-211.925Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.373; Excise & other duties 0.595; VAT / sales tax 0.321

EUR per litre, independent of the volume selector. Only verified observations are shown; some regions have short histories. Source changes and gaps are not interpolated.

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