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Oct 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Euro 95
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
calendar_today 28 weeks of data
update 4d ago
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Cheapest: Malta €1.340
Priciest: Denmark €2.605
Lowest tax: Poland 30.4%
Highest tax: Malta 56.3%

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

local_gas_station Euro 95 local_gas_station Diesel
27 countries
Pump Price
€1.663
Bulgaria · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€1.023
61.5% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.640
38.5% of pump price
VAT Rate
20%
€0.277 per liter
pie_chart Bulgaria — Euro 95 Breakdown
62%
22%
17%
Product Cost €1.023 (61.5%)
Excise Duty €0.363 (21.8%)
VAT €0.277 (16.7%)
ℹ️ Product cost includes crude oil, refining margin, transport, and retailer margin as a single figure from the EU Commission. All prices per liter.
leaderboard All EU Countries — Euro 95 Breakdown Comparison
EU average: €1.935/L · Average tax share: 45.0%
Product Cost
Excise Duty
Other Taxes
VAT
menu_book 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 46% Belgium 48% Bulgaria 39% Croatia 42% Cyprus 37% Czechia 46% Denmark 48% Estonia 50% Finland 50% France 48% Germany 46% Greece 52% Hungary 44% Ireland 44% Italy 51% Latvia 46% Lithuania 46% Luxembourg 43% Malta 56% Netherlands 52% Poland 30% Portugal 47% Romania 48% Slovakia 49% Slovenia 43% Spain 32% Sweden 33%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Denmark
€2.605 €1.366 €0.718 — €0.521 47.5%
Netherlands
€2.432 €1.162 €0.840 €0.008 €0.422 52.2%
Finland
€2.370 €1.187 €0.696 €0.005 €0.482 49.9%
France
€2.212 €1.153 €0.690 — €0.369 47.9%
Greece
€2.203 €1.061 €0.700 €0.015 €0.426 51.8%
Germany
€2.196 €1.183 €0.514 €0.148 €0.351 46.1%
Portugal
€2.081 €1.105 €0.428 €0.159 €0.389 46.9%
Italy
€2.073 €1.026 €0.673 — €0.374 50.5%
Ireland
€1.983 €1.108 €0.503 €0.001 €0.371 44.1%
Latvia
€1.962 €1.069 €0.490 €0.062 €0.341 45.5%
Belgium
€1.959 €1.019 €0.600 — €0.340 48.0%
Estonia
€1.945 €0.978 €0.591 — €0.377 49.7%
Lithuania
€1.938 €1.040 €0.466 €0.096 €0.336 46.4%
Romania
€1.886 €0.985 €0.573 — €0.327 47.8%
Spain
€1.849 €1.255 €0.273 — €0.321 32.1%
Czechia
€1.847 €1.001 €0.525 — €0.321 45.8%
Slovakia
€1.845 €0.946 €0.514 €0.040 €0.345 48.7%
Luxembourg
€1.837 €1.044 €0.526 — €0.267 43.2%
Austria
€1.837 €0.984 €0.415 €0.132 €0.306 46.4%
Croatia
€1.827 €1.064 €0.397 — €0.365 41.7%
Slovenia
€1.763 €1.005 €0.418 €0.022 €0.318 43.0%
Cyprus
€1.744 €1.096 €0.359 €0.011 €0.279 37.2%
Hungary
€1.726 €0.974 €0.377 €0.008 €0.367 43.6%
Bulgaria
€1.663 €1.023 €0.363 — €0.277 38.5%
Sweden
€1.589 €1.059 €0.213 — €0.318 33.4%
Poland
€1.520 €1.058 €0.349 — €0.113 30.4%
Malta
€1.340 €0.586 €0.549 — €0.204 56.3%
timeline Bulgaria — Historical Breakdown (Euro 95)

✱ Finland: Tax figure corrected according to Vero

✱ Ireland: Tax figure corrected according to Revenue

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

✱ Spain: Tax figure corrected according to BOE

✱ Cyprus: Tax figure corrected according to Ν. 125(Ι)/2026 (Ε.Ε. Αρ. 5096, 17.9.2026)

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

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: €1.935/L. Average tax share: 45.0%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 56.3%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.605/L (tax: 47.5%).

Lowest tax burden: Poland at 30.4%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 56.3%.

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