What Gas Costs
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An independent guide to the price at the pumpData release · 10 September 2026

EU / state

Germany

The pump price, taken apart. Every observation keeps its source, date and method.

Reported pump priceEUR 2.33per litre

Observation date2026-09-077 September 2026

Share paid in taxes50.4%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+4.2%Price rank 2 of 21 on the same date

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Where your money goes

Derived breakdown
EUR per litre price breakdownCrude oil: 0.565 EUR per litre; Refining & distribution: 0.591 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.803 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.372 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.57/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.59/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.80/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.37/L
Crude oilEUR 0.5724.3% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.5925.3% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.8034.4% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.3716.0% of price
Price components, 2026-09-07, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.5654
Refining & distribution0.5907
Excise & other duties0.8027
VAT / sales tax0.3722

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

The last 52 weekly observations

Germany · Gasoline / petrol
Pump price history52 observations from 2025-09-15 to 2026-09-07. EUR per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.851.712.562025-09-15: EUR 1.72/L2025-09-22: EUR 1.72/L2025-09-29: EUR 1.72/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.72/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.72/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.70/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.73/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.73/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.73/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.75/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.74/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.73/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.71/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.70/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.69/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.70/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.78/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.79/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.79/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.79/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.80/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.80/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.81/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.82/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.89/L2026-03-09: EUR 2.08/L2026-03-16: EUR 2.08/L2026-03-23: EUR 2.13/L2026-03-30: EUR 2.13/L2026-04-06: EUR 2.24/L2026-04-13: EUR 2.14/L2026-04-20: EUR 2.11/L2026-04-27: EUR 2.14/L2026-05-04: EUR 2.06/L2026-05-11: EUR 2.02/L2026-05-18: EUR 2.04/L2026-05-25: EUR 2.02/L2026-06-01: EUR 1.96/L2026-06-08: EUR 1.94/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.91/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.87/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.90/L2026-07-06: EUR 2.06/L2026-07-13: EUR 2.10/L2026-07-20: EUR 2.19/L2026-07-27: EUR 2.19/L2026-08-03: EUR 2.18/L2026-08-10: EUR 2.14/L2026-08-17: EUR 2.24/L2026-08-24: EUR 2.25/L2026-08-31: EUR 2.24/L2026-09-07: EUR 2.33/L2025-09-152026-09-07

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-151.715Crude oil 0.363; Refining & distribution 0.298; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.274
2025-09-221.715Crude oil 0.357; Refining & distribution 0.304; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.274
2025-09-291.717Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.293; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.274
2025-10-061.721Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.305; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.275
2025-10-131.720Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.317; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.275
2025-10-201.702Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.323; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.272
2025-10-271.726Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.316; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.276
2025-11-031.725Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.310; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.275
2025-11-101.732Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.333; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.277
2025-11-171.745Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.344; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.279
2025-11-241.736Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.326; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.277
2025-12-011.727Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.325; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.276
2025-12-081.714Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.319; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.274
2025-12-151.699Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.318; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.271
2025-12-221.690Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.307; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.270
2025-12-291.704Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.315; Excise & other duties 0.780; VAT / sales tax 0.272
2026-01-051.780Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.353; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.284
2026-01-121.789Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.349; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.286
2026-01-191.793Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.342; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.286
2026-01-261.793Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.344; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.286
2026-02-021.800Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.350; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.287
2026-02-091.804Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.337; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.288
2026-02-161.809Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.342; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.289
2026-02-231.824Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.346; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.291
2026-03-021.888Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.369; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.301
2026-03-092.075Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.427; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.331
2026-03-162.085Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.396; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.333
2026-03-232.130Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.424; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.340
2026-03-302.134Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.323; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.341
2026-04-062.241Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.384; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.358
2026-04-132.141Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.333; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.342
2026-04-202.106Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.414; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.336
2026-04-272.144Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.389; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.342
2026-05-042.063Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.436; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.329
2026-05-112.016Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.465; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.322
2026-05-182.043Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.424; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.326
2026-05-252.025Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.462; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.323
2026-06-011.961Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.455; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.313
2026-06-081.944Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.440; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.310
2026-06-151.907Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.483; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.304
2026-06-221.870Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.489; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.299
2026-06-291.900Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.540; Excise & other duties 0.662; VAT / sales tax 0.303
2026-07-062.058Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.543; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.329
2026-07-132.101Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.513; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.335
2026-07-202.192Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.560; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.350
2026-07-272.191Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.531; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.350
2026-08-032.184Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.548; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.349
2026-08-102.143Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.493; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.342
2026-08-172.239Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.577; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.357
2026-08-242.245Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.584; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.358
2026-08-312.236Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.589; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.357
2026-09-072.331Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.591; Excise & other duties 0.803; VAT / sales tax 0.372

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