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Aug 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Euro 95
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
calendar_today 22 weeks of data
update 5d ago
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Cheapest: Malta €1.340
Priciest: Denmark €2.459
Lowest tax: Sweden 29.9%
Highest tax: Malta 56.3%
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27 countries
Pump Price
€2.459
Denmark · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€1.250
50.8% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€1.209
49.2% of pump price
VAT Rate
25%
€0.492 per liter
pie_chart Denmark — Euro 95 Breakdown
51%
29%
20%
Product Cost €1.250 (50.8%)
Excise Duty €0.718 (29.2%)
Other Taxes €0.000 (0.0%)
VAT €0.492 (20.0%)
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 — Euro 95 Breakdown Comparison
EU average: €1.825/L · Average tax share: 47.8%
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 50% Belgium 49% Bulgaria 40% Croatia 44% Cyprus 44% Czechia 48% Denmark 49% Estonia 52% Finland 54% France 50% Germany 46% Greece 55% Hungary 46% Ireland 52% Italy 52% Latvia 51% Lithuania 49% Luxembourg 48% Malta 56% Netherlands 53% Poland 35% Portugal 49% Romania 50% Slovakia 51% Slovenia 51% Spain 39% Sweden 30%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Denmark
€2.459 €1.250 €0.718 €0.000 €0.492 49.2%
Netherlands
€2.353 €1.097 €0.840 €0.008 €0.408 53.4%
Germany
€2.245 €1.224 €0.514 €0.148 €0.358 45.5%
Finland
€2.177 €1.012 €0.722 €0.000 €0.442 53.5%
France
€2.063 €1.029 €0.690 €0.000 €0.344 50.1%
Greece
€2.028 €0.920 €0.700 €0.015 €0.393 54.6%
Italy
€2.003 €0.969 €0.673 €0.000 €0.361 51.6%
Portugal
€1.986 €1.012 €0.444 €0.159 €0.371 49.0%
Belgium
€1.900 €0.970 €0.600 €0.000 €0.330 48.9%
Latvia
€1.844 €0.899 €0.555 €0.070 €0.320 51.2%
Ireland
€1.836 €0.889 €0.584 €0.020 €0.343 51.6%
Romania
€1.816 €0.918 €0.583 €0.000 €0.315 49.5%
Austria
€1.784 €0.892 €0.463 €0.132 €0.297 50.0%
Lithuania
€1.778 €0.907 €0.466 €0.096 €0.309 49.0%
Estonia
€1.772 €0.860 €0.593 €0.000 €0.320 51.5%
Czechia
€1.739 €0.904 €0.533 €0.000 €0.302 48.0%
Luxembourg
€1.727 €0.907 €0.569 €0.000 €0.251 47.5%
Spain
€1.724 €1.052 €0.373 €0.000 €0.299 39.0%
Slovakia
€1.724 €0.848 €0.514 €0.040 €0.322 50.8%
Croatia
€1.693 €0.942 €0.412 €0.000 €0.339 44.4%
Hungary
€1.634 €0.879 €0.399 €0.008 €0.347 46.2%
Cyprus
€1.595 €0.901 €0.429 €0.011 €0.255 43.5%
Slovenia
€1.562 €0.763 €0.418 €0.100 €0.282 51.1%
Bulgaria
€1.550 €0.929 €0.363 €0.000 €0.258 40.1%
Poland
€1.508 €0.974 €0.422 €0.000 €0.112 35.4%
Sweden
€1.435 €1.006 €0.142 €0.000 €0.287 29.9%
Malta
€1.340 €0.586 €0.549 €0.000 €0.204 56.3%
timeline Denmark — Historical Breakdown (Euro 95)
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: €1.825/L. Average tax share: 47.8%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 56.3%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.459/L (tax: 49.2%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 29.9%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 56.3%.

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