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

EU / state

Ireland

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

Reported pump priceEUR 1.85per litre

Observation date2026-09-077 September 2026

Share paid in taxes46.9%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+1.0%Price rank 13 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: 0.420 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.523 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.347 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.57/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.42/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.52/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.35/L
Crude oilEUR 0.5730.5% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.4222.6% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.5228.2% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.3518.7% of price
Price components, 2026-09-07, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.5654
Refining & distribution0.4195
Excise & other duties0.5229
VAT / sales tax0.3468

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

The last 52 weekly observations

Ireland · Gasoline / petrol
Pump price history52 observations from 2025-09-15 to 2026-09-07. EUR per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.721.442.152025-09-15: EUR 1.71/L2025-09-22: EUR 1.71/L2025-09-29: EUR 1.71/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.72/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.72/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.73/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.73/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.74/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.74/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.75/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.75/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.75/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.76/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.75/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.74/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.74/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.72/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.72/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.72/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.73/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.74/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.74/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.74/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.74/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.74/L2026-03-09: EUR 1.75/L2026-03-16: EUR 1.83/L2026-03-23: EUR 1.89/L2026-03-30: EUR 1.96/L2026-04-06: EUR 1.88/L2026-04-13: EUR 1.92/L2026-04-20: EUR 1.91/L2026-04-27: EUR 1.82/L2026-05-04: EUR 1.80/L2026-05-11: EUR 1.82/L2026-05-18: EUR 1.83/L2026-05-25: EUR 1.83/L2026-06-01: EUR 1.84/L2026-06-08: EUR 1.84/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.81/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.79/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.76/L2026-07-06: EUR 1.73/L2026-07-13: EUR 1.71/L2026-07-20: EUR 1.72/L2026-07-27: EUR 1.76/L2026-08-03: EUR 1.82/L2026-08-10: EUR 1.84/L2026-08-17: EUR 1.84/L2026-08-24: EUR 1.84/L2026-08-31: EUR 1.84/L2026-09-07: EUR 1.85/L2025-09-152026-09-07

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-151.706Crude oil 0.363; Refining & distribution 0.315; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.319
2025-09-221.708Crude oil 0.357; Refining & distribution 0.323; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.319
2025-09-291.713Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.314; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.320
2025-10-061.717Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.326; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.321
2025-10-131.719Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.340; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.321
2025-10-201.726Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.367; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.323
2025-10-271.728Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.342; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.323
2025-11-031.736Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.344; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2025-11-101.742Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.365; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.326
2025-11-171.745Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.367; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.326
2025-11-241.748Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.359; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.327
2025-12-011.754Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.371; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.328
2025-12-081.755Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.376; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.328
2025-12-151.752Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.387; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.328
2025-12-221.743Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.375; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.326
2025-12-291.735Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.365; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.324
2026-01-051.723Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.352; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.322
2026-01-121.719Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.337; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.321
2026-01-191.722Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.330; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.322
2026-01-261.729Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.337; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.323
2026-02-021.736Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.343; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-02-091.738Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.327; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-02-161.738Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.328; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-02-231.739Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.321; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-03-021.740Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.290; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-03-091.747Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.198; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.327
2026-03-161.835Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.229; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.343
2026-03-231.885Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.261; Excise & other duties 0.709; VAT / sales tax 0.352
2026-03-301.958Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.320; Excise & other duties 0.604; VAT / sales tax 0.366
2026-04-061.881Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.228; Excise & other duties 0.604; VAT / sales tax 0.352
2026-04-131.917Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.291; Excise & other duties 0.604; VAT / sales tax 0.358
2026-04-201.907Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.474; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.357
2026-04-271.819Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.347; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.340
2026-05-041.805Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.309; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.337
2026-05-111.817Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.387; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.340
2026-05-181.826Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.331; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.341
2026-05-251.827Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.385; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.342
2026-06-011.839Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.441; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.344
2026-06-081.838Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.440; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.344
2026-06-151.814Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.495; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.339
2026-06-221.794Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.516; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.335
2026-06-291.762Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.515; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.330
2026-07-061.730Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.500; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.323
2026-07-131.713Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.420; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.320
2026-07-201.720Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.397; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.322
2026-07-271.758Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.399; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.329
2026-08-031.817Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.470; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.340
2026-08-101.837Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.466; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.344
2026-08-171.839Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.469; Excise & other duties 0.525; VAT / sales tax 0.344
2026-08-241.836Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.470; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.343
2026-08-311.837Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.484; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.343
2026-09-071.855Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.420; Excise & other duties 0.523; VAT / sales tax 0.347

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