Price Breakdown

09
Nov 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Euro 95
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
27 countries
33 weeks of data
5d ago
FRESH
Cheapest: Malta €1.340
Priciest: Denmark €2.391
Lowest tax: Poland 32.6%
Highest tax: Netherlands 56.2%

Scheduled fuel tax changes in Europe, with dates and sources: fuel tax calendar 2026–2027 →

Euro 95 Diesel
27 countries
Pump Price
€2.391
Denmark · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€1.195
50% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€1.196
50.0% of pump price
VAT Rate
25%
€0.478 per liter
Denmark — Euro 95 Breakdown
50%
30%
20%
Product Cost €1.195 (50.0%)
Excise Duty €0.717 (30.0%)
VAT €0.478 (20.0%)
ℹ️ Product cost (crude oil, refining margin, transport and retailer margin) is calculated by fuel-prices.eu as the pump price minus the taxes shown; it is not a figure published by the EU Commission, whose own price without taxes can differ slightly. All prices per liter.
All EU Countries — Euro 95 Breakdown Comparison
EU average: €1.812/L · Average tax share: 46.5%
Product Cost
Excise Duty
Other Taxes
VAT
Where your money goes, country by country
A written explainer for every country: what excise duty, other levies and VAT add to a litre, what that means for a 50-litre tank, how it compares with the EU average, and how the tax share has moved over the past year. Several are available in the country's own language.
Austria 49% Belgium 51% Bulgaria 40% Croatia 44% Cyprus 38% Czechia 49% Denmark 50% Estonia 52% Finland 53% France 50% Germany 48% Greece 54% Hungary 44% Ireland 44% Italy 52% Latvia 47% Lithuania 48% Luxembourg 47% Malta 42% Netherlands 56% Poland 33% Portugal 51% Romania 48% Slovakia 51% Slovenia 45% Spain 33% Sweden 35%
Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Denmark
€2.391 €1.195 €0.717 — €0.478 50.0%
Netherlands
€2.196 €0.962 €0.845 €0.008 €0.381 56.2%
Finland
€2.144 €1.007 €0.696 €0.005 €0.436 53.1%
France
€2.088 €1.050 €0.690 — €0.348 49.7%
Germany
€2.067 €1.075 €0.514 €0.148 €0.330 48.0%
Greece
€2.042 €0.931 €0.700 €0.015 €0.395 54.4%
Italy
€1.995 €0.962 €0.673 — €0.360 51.8%
Ireland
€1.958 €1.088 €0.503 €0.001 €0.366 44.4%
Portugal
€1.922 €0.945 €0.458 €0.159 €0.359 50.8%
Latvia
€1.846 €0.974 €0.490 €0.062 €0.320 47.3%
Belgium
€1.844 €0.909 €0.600 €0.015 €0.320 50.7%
Romania
€1.844 €0.951 €0.573 — €0.320 48.4%
Lithuania
€1.843 €0.961 €0.466 €0.096 €0.320 47.8%
Estonia
€1.805 €0.865 €0.591 — €0.349 52.1%
Hungary
€1.750 €0.985 €0.385 €0.008 €0.372 43.7%
Croatia
€1.749 €0.972 €0.427 — €0.350 44.4%
Spain
€1.730 €1.157 €0.273 — €0.300 33.1%
Cyprus
€1.699 €1.058 €0.359 €0.011 €0.271 37.7%
Slovakia
€1.691 €0.821 €0.514 €0.040 €0.316 51.4%
Austria
€1.670 €0.845 €0.415 €0.132 €0.278 49.4%
Czechia
€1.653 €0.839 €0.527 — €0.287 49.2%
Slovenia
€1.634 €0.900 €0.418 €0.022 €0.295 44.9%
Luxembourg
€1.627 €0.864 €0.526 — €0.236 46.9%
Bulgaria
€1.582 €0.955 €0.363 — €0.264 39.6%
Sweden
€1.437 €0.932 €0.217 — €0.287 35.1%
Poland
€1.384 €0.933 €0.349 — €0.103 32.6%
Malta
€1.340 €0.777 €0.359 — €0.204 42.0%
Denmark — Historical Breakdown (Euro 95)

✱ Belgium: Tax figure corrected according to ASEVA (aseva.be)

✱ Croatia: Tax figure corrected according to Narodne novine 125/2026

✱ Finland: Tax figure corrected according to Vero

✱ Ireland: Tax figure corrected according to Revenue

✱ Latvia: Tax figure corrected according to MK noteikumi Nr. 313 (likumi.lv)

✱ Malta: Tax figure corrected according to legislation.mt (Cap. 382, Fourth Schedule; L.N. 429/2021)

✱ Netherlands: Tax figure corrected according to Belastingdienst/Douane

✱ Poland: Tax figure corrected according to Dziennik Ustaw 2026 poz. 1288

Data: EU Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · Prices per liter, inclusive of all duties and taxes · Updated weekly on Thursdays · ← Back to fuel-prices.eu

Where does the money go when you buy a liter of fuel in the EU?

This page shows how Euro 95 pump prices are composed across all 27 EU countries. Each price is broken into: product cost (crude oil + refining margin + transport + retailer margin), excise duty, other indirect taxes (CO2 levy, strategic reserve fee, bio-fuel surcharge), and VAT.

EU average Euro 95 price: €1.812/L. Average tax share: 46.5%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 42.0%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.391/L (tax: 50.0%).

Lowest tax burden: Poland at 32.6%. Highest tax burden: Netherlands at 56.2%.

Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin. Updated every Thursday. Data available at fuel-prices.eu API.