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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 2.22per litre

Observation date2026-09-2121 September 2026

Share paid in taxes47.8%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+2.2%Price rank 4 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: 0.523 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.690 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.370 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.64/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.52/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.69/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.37/L
Crude oilEUR 0.6428.7% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.5223.6% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.6931.1% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.3716.7% of price
Price components, 2026-09-21, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.6358
Refining & distribution0.5233
Excise & other duties0.6902
VAT / sales tax0.3699

· 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.0.000.811.632.442025-09-29: EUR 1.73/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.73/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.71/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.67/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.70/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.71/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.72/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.74/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.74/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.72/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.72/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.71/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.63/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.67/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.68/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.71/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.72/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.72/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.73/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.73/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.74/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.71/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.76/L2026-03-09: EUR 1.84/L2026-03-16: EUR 1.90/L2026-03-23: EUR 1.97/L2026-03-30: EUR 2.01/L2026-04-06: EUR 2.03/L2026-04-13: EUR 2.04/L2026-04-20: EUR 2.02/L2026-04-27: EUR 2.02/L2026-05-04: EUR 2.05/L2026-05-11: EUR 2.08/L2026-05-18: EUR 2.08/L2026-05-25: EUR 2.11/L2026-06-01: EUR 2.06/L2026-06-08: EUR 2.01/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.99/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.95/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.94/L2026-07-06: EUR 1.92/L2026-07-13: EUR 1.96/L2026-07-20: EUR 2.01/L2026-07-27: EUR 2.06/L2026-08-03: EUR 2.07/L2026-08-10: EUR 2.01/L2026-08-17: EUR 2.04/L2026-08-24: EUR 2.06/L2026-08-31: EUR 2.07/L2026-09-07: EUR 2.11/L2026-09-14: EUR 2.17/L2026-09-21: EUR 2.22/L2025-09-292026-09-21

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-291.725Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.376; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.288
2025-10-061.726Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.385; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.288
2025-10-131.714Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.388; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.286
2025-10-201.673Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.375; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.279
2025-10-271.698Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.369; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.283
2025-11-031.714Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.377; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.286
2025-11-101.719Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.398; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.286
2025-11-171.736Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.413; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.289
2025-11-241.741Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.406; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.290
2025-12-011.723Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.397; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.287
2025-12-081.722Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.402; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.287
2025-12-151.708Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.402; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.285
2025-12-221.632Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.335; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.272
2025-12-291.667Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.360; Excise & other duties 0.692; VAT / sales tax 0.278
2026-01-051.683Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.372; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.280
2026-01-121.709Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.382; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.285
2026-01-191.725Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.385; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.287
2026-01-261.724Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.386; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.287
2026-02-021.726Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.388; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.288
2026-02-091.733Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.377; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.289
2026-02-161.744Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.387; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.291
2026-02-231.710Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.351; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.285
2026-03-021.758Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.360; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.293
2026-03-091.843Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.332; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.307
2026-03-161.898Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.338; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.316
2026-03-231.973Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.391; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.329
2026-03-302.009Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.317; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.335
2026-04-062.032Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.306; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.339
2026-04-132.036Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.343; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.339
2026-04-202.023Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.442; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.337
2026-04-272.016Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.380; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.336
2026-05-042.051Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.383; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.342
2026-05-112.083Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.479; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.347
2026-05-182.083Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.415; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.347
2026-05-252.109Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.489; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.351
2026-06-012.063Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.498; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.344
2026-06-082.009Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.453; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.335
2026-06-151.993Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.514; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.332
2026-06-221.952Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.517; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-06-291.935Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.528; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.323
2026-07-061.921Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.527; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.320
2026-07-131.964Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.497; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.327
2026-07-202.010Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.506; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.335
2026-07-272.057Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.517; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.343
2026-08-032.066Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.547; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.344
2026-08-102.014Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.483; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.336
2026-08-172.038Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.507; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.340
2026-08-242.063Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.529; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.344
2026-08-312.073Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.551; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.346
2026-09-072.115Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.507; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.352
2026-09-142.172Crude oil 0.660; Refining & distribution 0.460; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.362
2026-09-212.219Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.523; Excise & other duties 0.690; VAT / sales tax 0.370

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