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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 2.00per litre

Observation date2026-09-2121 September 2026

Share paid in taxes48.3%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week+1.1%Price rank 8 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: 0.398 EUR per litre; Excise & other duties: 0.617 EUR per litre; VAT / sales tax: 0.347 EUR per litreCrude oil: EUR 0.64/LRefining & distribution: EUR 0.40/LExcise & other duties: EUR 0.62/LVAT / sales tax: EUR 0.35/L
Crude oilEUR 0.6431.8% of price
Refining & distributionEUR 0.4019.9% of price
Excise & other dutiesEUR 0.6230.9% of price
VAT / sales taxEUR 0.3517.4% of price
Price components, 2026-09-21, EUR per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.6358
Refining & distribution0.3976
Excise & other duties0.6172
VAT / sales tax0.3466

· 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.0.000.731.462.202025-09-29: EUR 1.54/L2025-10-06: EUR 1.53/L2025-10-13: EUR 1.54/L2025-10-20: EUR 1.54/L2025-10-27: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-03: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-10: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-17: EUR 1.54/L2025-11-24: EUR 1.58/L2025-12-01: EUR 1.57/L2025-12-08: EUR 1.54/L2025-12-15: EUR 1.52/L2025-12-22: EUR 1.50/L2025-12-29: EUR 1.50/L2026-01-05: EUR 1.51/L2026-01-12: EUR 1.50/L2026-01-19: EUR 1.50/L2026-01-26: EUR 1.50/L2026-02-02: EUR 1.51/L2026-02-09: EUR 1.52/L2026-02-16: EUR 1.53/L2026-02-23: EUR 1.53/L2026-03-02: EUR 1.55/L2026-03-09: EUR 1.63/L2026-03-16: EUR 1.68/L2026-03-23: EUR 1.79/L2026-03-30: EUR 1.87/L2026-04-06: EUR 1.84/L2026-04-13: EUR 1.83/L2026-04-20: EUR 1.79/L2026-04-27: EUR 1.78/L2026-05-04: EUR 1.78/L2026-05-11: EUR 1.85/L2026-05-18: EUR 1.86/L2026-05-25: EUR 1.88/L2026-06-01: EUR 1.88/L2026-06-08: EUR 1.87/L2026-06-15: EUR 1.80/L2026-06-22: EUR 1.80/L2026-06-29: EUR 1.73/L2026-07-06: EUR 1.72/L2026-07-13: EUR 1.77/L2026-07-20: EUR 1.81/L2026-07-27: EUR 1.89/L2026-08-03: EUR 1.87/L2026-08-10: EUR 1.80/L2026-08-17: EUR 1.82/L2026-08-24: EUR 1.84/L2026-08-31: EUR 1.84/L2026-09-07: EUR 1.94/L2026-09-14: EUR 1.98/L2026-09-21: EUR 2.00/L2025-09-292026-09-21

EUR per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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EUR per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-291.538Crude oil 0.370; Refining & distribution 0.299; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.267
2025-10-061.534Crude oil 0.361; Refining & distribution 0.305; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.266
2025-10-131.541Crude oil 0.349; Refining & distribution 0.323; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.267
2025-10-201.536Crude oil 0.328; Refining & distribution 0.340; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.267
2025-10-271.539Crude oil 0.354; Refining & distribution 0.316; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.267
2025-11-031.543Crude oil 0.359; Refining & distribution 0.314; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.268
2025-11-101.542Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.330; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.268
2025-11-171.542Crude oil 0.343; Refining & distribution 0.329; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.268
2025-11-241.579Crude oil 0.353; Refining & distribution 0.350; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.274
2025-12-011.566Crude oil 0.347; Refining & distribution 0.345; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.272
2025-12-081.542Crude oil 0.342; Refining & distribution 0.331; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.268
2025-12-151.519Crude oil 0.329; Refining & distribution 0.324; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.264
2025-12-221.498Crude oil 0.333; Refining & distribution 0.303; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.260
2025-12-291.495Crude oil 0.337; Refining & distribution 0.297; Excise & other duties 0.602; VAT / sales tax 0.260
2026-01-051.506Crude oil 0.340; Refining & distribution 0.281; Excise & other duties 0.625; VAT / sales tax 0.261
2026-01-121.500Crude oil 0.352; Refining & distribution 0.263; Excise & other duties 0.625; VAT / sales tax 0.260
2026-01-191.499Crude oil 0.362; Refining & distribution 0.252; Excise & other duties 0.625; VAT / sales tax 0.260
2026-01-261.501Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.256; Excise & other duties 0.625; VAT / sales tax 0.261
2026-02-021.514Crude oil 0.360; Refining & distribution 0.274; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.263
2026-02-091.523Crude oil 0.377; Refining & distribution 0.265; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.264
2026-02-161.528Crude oil 0.376; Refining & distribution 0.270; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.265
2026-02-231.532Crude oil 0.384; Refining & distribution 0.265; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.266
2026-03-021.550Crude oil 0.415; Refining & distribution 0.248; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.269
2026-03-091.633Crude oil 0.514; Refining & distribution 0.219; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.283
2026-03-161.677Crude oil 0.554; Refining & distribution 0.215; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.291
2026-03-231.791Crude oil 0.563; Refining & distribution 0.300; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.311
2026-03-301.869Crude oil 0.668; Refining & distribution 0.260; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.324
2026-04-061.838Crude oil 0.696; Refining & distribution 0.205; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.319
2026-04-131.833Crude oil 0.664; Refining & distribution 0.234; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.318
2026-04-201.791Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.310; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.311
2026-04-271.784Crude oil 0.610; Refining & distribution 0.248; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.310
2026-05-041.784Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.221; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.310
2026-05-111.846Crude oil 0.567; Refining & distribution 0.341; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.320
2026-05-181.860Crude oil 0.630; Refining & distribution 0.289; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.323
2026-05-251.879Crude oil 0.577; Refining & distribution 0.358; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.326
2026-06-011.879Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.405; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.326
2026-06-081.866Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.394; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.324
2026-06-151.797Crude oil 0.457; Refining & distribution 0.411; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.312
2026-06-221.797Crude oil 0.420; Refining & distribution 0.448; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.312
2026-06-291.727Crude oil 0.395; Refining & distribution 0.415; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.300
2026-07-061.720Crude oil 0.383; Refining & distribution 0.421; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.299
2026-07-131.768Crude oil 0.449; Refining & distribution 0.395; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.307
2026-07-201.812Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.402; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.315
2026-07-271.885Crude oil 0.507; Refining & distribution 0.434; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.327
2026-08-031.874Crude oil 0.485; Refining & distribution 0.447; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.325
2026-08-101.802Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.367; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.313
2026-08-171.817Crude oil 0.501; Refining & distribution 0.383; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.315
2026-08-241.844Crude oil 0.500; Refining & distribution 0.407; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.320
2026-08-311.841Crude oil 0.487; Refining & distribution 0.418; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.320
2026-09-071.939Crude oil 0.565; Refining & distribution 0.420; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.337
2026-09-141.976Crude oil 0.660; Refining & distribution 0.355; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.343
2026-09-211.997Crude oil 0.636; Refining & distribution 0.398; Excise & other duties 0.617; VAT / sales tax 0.347

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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