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Aug 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Diesel
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
calendar_today 22 weeks of data
update 8d ago
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Cheapest: Malta €1.210
Priciest: Netherlands €2.416
Lowest tax: Sweden 26.2%
Highest tax: Malta 54.3%
local_gas_station Euro 95 local_gas_station Diesel
27 countries
Pump Price
€2.286
Germany · Diesel per liter
Product Cost
€1.429
62.5% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.857
37.5% of pump price
VAT Rate
19%
€0.365 per liter
pie_chart Germany — Diesel Breakdown
63%
14%
16%
Product Cost €1.429 (62.5%)
Excise Duty €0.330 (14.4%)
Other Taxes €0.162 (7.1%)
VAT €0.365 (16.0%)
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 — Diesel Breakdown Comparison
EU average: €1.979/L · Average tax share: 40.4%
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 42% Belgium 44% Bulgaria 35% Croatia 38% Cyprus 38% Czechia 39% Denmark 45% Estonia 41% Finland 42% France 44% Germany 38% Greece 40% Hungary 41% Ireland 44% Italy 43% Latvia 45% Lithuania 44% Luxembourg 38% Malta 54% Netherlands 41% Poland 30% Portugal 41% Romania 42% Slovakia 41% Slovenia 43% Spain 32% Sweden 26%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Diesel
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Netherlands
€2.416 €1.439 €0.550 €0.008 €0.419 40.5%
Finland
€2.346 €1.359 €0.511 €0.000 €0.477 42.1%
Germany
€2.286 €1.429 €0.330 €0.162 €0.365 37.5%
Denmark
€2.277 €1.252 €0.570 €0.000 €0.455 45.0%
Belgium
€2.257 €1.265 €0.600 €0.000 €0.392 43.9%
France
€2.231 €1.252 €0.608 €0.000 €0.372 43.9%
Italy
€2.115 €1.201 €0.533 €0.000 €0.381 43.2%
Portugal
€2.066 €1.226 €0.280 €0.173 €0.386 40.6%
Lithuania
€2.052 €1.142 €0.500 €0.054 €0.356 44.3%
Austria
€2.050 €1.185 €0.378 €0.146 €0.342 42.2%
Greece
€2.040 €1.221 €0.410 €0.014 €0.395 40.2%
Latvia
€1.972 €1.087 €0.467 €0.076 €0.342 44.9%
Luxembourg
€1.963 €1.213 €0.465 €0.000 €0.285 38.2%
Romania
€1.940 €1.126 €0.477 €0.000 €0.337 41.9%
Croatia
€1.932 €1.206 €0.340 €0.000 €0.386 37.6%
Ireland
€1.906 €1.076 €0.453 €0.020 €0.356 43.5%
Czechia
€1.899 €1.157 €0.413 €0.000 €0.330 39.1%
Estonia
€1.880 €1.113 €0.428 €0.000 €0.339 40.8%
Hungary
€1.879 €1.104 €0.368 €0.008 €0.400 41.3%
Slovakia
€1.862 €1.106 €0.368 €0.040 €0.348 40.6%
Spain
€1.861 €1.259 €0.279 €0.000 €0.323 32.3%
Cyprus
€1.833 €1.130 €0.400 €0.011 €0.293 38.4%
Sweden
€1.817 €1.342 €0.112 €0.000 €0.363 26.2%
Slovenia
€1.813 €1.043 €0.330 €0.113 €0.327 42.5%
Bulgaria
€1.798 €1.168 €0.330 €0.000 €0.300 35.0%
Poland
€1.728 €1.207 €0.393 €0.000 €0.128 30.2%
Malta
€1.210 €0.553 €0.472 €0.000 €0.185 54.3%
timeline Germany — Historical Breakdown (Diesel)
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 Diesel 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 Diesel price: €1.979/L. Average tax share: 40.4%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.210/L (tax: 54.3%). Most expensive: Netherlands at €2.416/L (tax: 40.5%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 26.2%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 54.3%.

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