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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 1.99per litre

Observation date2026-09-2121 September 2026

Share paid in taxes47.6%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+0.6%Price rank 9 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: 0.407 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.600 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.345 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.64/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.41/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.60/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.34/L
Crude oilEUR 0.6432.0% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.4120.5% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.6030.2% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.3417.4% of price
Price components, 2026-09-21, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.6358
Refining & distribution0.4067
Excise & other duties0.6002
VAT / sales tax0.3450

· 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.0.000.731.462.192025-09-29: EUR 1.53/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.56/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.55/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.55/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.56/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.56/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.58/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.57/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.56/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.52/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.48/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.45/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.45/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.46/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.47/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.48/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.50/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.49/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.52/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.50/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.54/L2026-03-09: EUR 1.63/L2026-03-16: EUR 1.69/L2026-03-23: EUR 1.80/L2026-03-30: EUR 1.85/L2026-04-06: EUR 1.90/L2026-04-13: EUR 1.87/L2026-04-20: EUR 1.83/L2026-04-27: EUR 1.82/L2026-05-04: EUR 1.87/L2026-05-11: EUR 1.94/L2026-05-18: EUR 1.89/L2026-05-25: EUR 1.94/L2026-06-01: EUR 1.85/L2026-06-08: EUR 1.77/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.82/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.77/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.73/L2026-07-06: EUR 1.73/L2026-07-13: EUR 1.81/L2026-07-20: EUR 1.86/L2026-07-27: EUR 1.89/L2026-08-03: EUR 1.88/L2026-08-10: EUR 1.81/L2026-08-17: EUR 1.84/L2026-08-24: EUR 1.90/L2026-08-31: EUR 1.88/L2026-09-07: EUR 1.94/L2026-09-14: EUR 1.98/L2026-09-21: EUR 1.99/L2025-09-292026-09-21

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-291.534Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.297; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.266
2025-10-061.558Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.326; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.270
2025-10-131.547Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.330; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.269
2025-10-201.550Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.353; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.269
2025-10-271.538Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.317; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.267
2025-11-031.557Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.327; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.270
2025-11-101.543Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.333; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.268
2025-11-171.564Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.350; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.271
2025-11-241.581Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.354; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.274
2025-12-011.568Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.349; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.272
2025-12-081.558Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.346; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.270
2025-12-151.517Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.325; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.263
2025-12-221.476Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.287; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2025-12-291.448Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.259; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-01-051.448Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.257; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-01-121.464Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.258; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.254
2026-01-191.469Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.252; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.255
2026-01-261.476Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.260; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2026-02-021.499Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.279; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.260
2026-02-091.494Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.258; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.259
2026-02-161.519Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.279; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.264
2026-02-231.504Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.259; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.261
2026-03-021.541Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.258; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.267
2026-03-091.629Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.232; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.283
2026-03-161.691Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.244; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.294
2026-03-231.801Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.326; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.313
2026-03-301.848Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.260; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.321
2026-04-061.897Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.271; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.329
2026-04-131.875Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.286; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-04-201.835Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.363; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.318
2026-04-271.822Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.296; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.316
2026-05-041.871Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.311; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-05-111.941Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.437; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.337
2026-05-181.889Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.330; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.328
2026-05-251.939Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.425; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.337
2026-06-011.850Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.398; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.321
2026-06-081.769Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.331; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.307
2026-06-151.823Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.449; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.316
2026-06-221.768Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.441; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.307
2026-06-291.730Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.434; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.300
2026-07-061.729Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.445; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.300
2026-07-131.811Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.447; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.314
2026-07-201.856Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.455; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.322
2026-07-271.888Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.453; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.328
2026-08-031.883Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.471; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.327
2026-08-101.814Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.394; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.315
2026-08-171.841Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.420; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.320
2026-08-241.900Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.470; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.330
2026-08-311.885Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.471; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.327
2026-09-071.938Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.436; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.336
2026-09-141.976Crude oil 0.660; Refining & distribution 0.373; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.343
2026-09-211.988Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.407; Excise & other duties 0.600; VAT / sales tax 0.345

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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