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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 1.66per litre

Observation date2026-09-2121 September 2026

Share paid in taxes38.5%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+2.7%Price rank 20 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: 0.387 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.363 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.277 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.64/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.39/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.36/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.28/L
Crude oilEUR 0.6438.2% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.3923.3% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.3621.8% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.2816.7% of price
Price components, 2026-09-21, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.6358
Refining & distribution0.3873
Excise & other duties0.3630
VAT / sales tax0.2772

· 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.0.000.611.221.832025-09-29: EUR 1.22/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.22/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.21/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.20/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.19/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.20/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.21/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.21/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.22/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.22/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.22/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.22/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.22/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.22/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.22/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.21/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.22/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.22/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.22/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.22/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.22/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.22/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.23/L2026-03-09: EUR 1.27/L2026-03-16: EUR 1.33/L2026-03-23: EUR 1.39/L2026-03-30: EUR 1.44/L2026-04-06: EUR 1.46/L2026-04-13: EUR 1.47/L2026-04-20: EUR 1.48/L2026-04-27: EUR 1.48/L2026-05-04: EUR 1.48/L2026-05-11: EUR 1.49/L2026-05-18: EUR 1.51/L2026-05-25: EUR 1.53/L2026-06-01: EUR 1.53/L2026-06-08: EUR 1.52/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.52/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.50/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.47/L2026-07-06: EUR 1.46/L2026-07-13: EUR 1.46/L2026-07-20: EUR 1.48/L2026-07-27: EUR 1.52/L2026-08-03: EUR 1.53/L2026-08-10: EUR 1.53/L2026-08-17: EUR 1.53/L2026-08-24: EUR 1.55/L2026-08-31: EUR 1.57/L2026-09-07: EUR 1.57/L2026-09-14: EUR 1.62/L2026-09-21: EUR 1.66/L2025-09-292026-09-21

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-291.218Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.282; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2025-10-061.216Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.289; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2025-10-131.211Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.297; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.202
2025-10-201.200Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.310; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.200
2025-10-271.192Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.276; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.199
2025-11-031.200Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.278; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.200
2025-11-101.207Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.300; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.201
2025-11-171.214Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.306; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.202
2025-11-241.222Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.302; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.204
2025-12-011.224Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.310; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.204
2025-12-081.220Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.312; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2025-12-151.220Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.325; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2025-12-221.218Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.319; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2025-12-291.216Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.313; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-01-051.217Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.311; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-01-121.214Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.297; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.202
2026-01-191.217Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.289; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-01-261.218Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.292; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-02-021.219Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.293; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-02-091.219Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.276; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-02-161.219Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.277; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-02-231.218Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.268; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.203
2026-03-021.229Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.246; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.205
2026-03-091.266Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.178; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.211
2026-03-161.331Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.193; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.222
2026-03-231.394Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.236; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.232
2026-03-301.444Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.173; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.241
2026-04-061.459Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.157; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.243
2026-04-131.470Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.198; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.245
2026-04-201.478Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.316; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.246
2026-04-271.477Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.258; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.246
2026-05-041.481Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.235; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.247
2026-05-111.493Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.314; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.249
2026-05-181.506Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.261; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.251
2026-05-251.530Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.335; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.255
2026-06-011.530Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.381; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.255
2026-06-081.518Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.371; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.253
2026-06-151.518Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.445; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.253
2026-06-221.496Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.464; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.249
2026-06-291.465Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.463; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.244
2026-07-061.462Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.472; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.244
2026-07-131.460Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.405; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.243
2026-07-201.477Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.389; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.246
2026-07-271.515Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.392; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.253
2026-08-031.533Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.430; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2026-08-101.533Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.410; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2026-08-171.535Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.415; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.256
2026-08-241.550Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.428; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.258
2026-08-311.571Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.460; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.262
2026-09-071.571Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.381; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.262
2026-09-141.620Crude oil 0.660; Refining & distribution 0.327; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.270
2026-09-211.663Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.387; Excise & other duties 0.363; VAT / sales tax 0.277

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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