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Sep 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Euro 95
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
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Cheapest: Malta €1.340
Priciest: Denmark €2.632
Lowest tax: Sweden 28.9%
Highest tax: Malta 56.3%
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27 countries
Pump Price
€2.323
Finland · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€1.129
48.6% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€1.194
51.4% of pump price
VAT Rate
26%
€0.472 per liter
pie_chart Finland — Euro 95 Breakdown
49%
31%
20%
Product Cost €1.129 (48.6%)
Excise Duty €0.722 (31.1%)
Other Taxes €0.000 (0.0%)
VAT €0.472 (20.3%)
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: €1.907/L · Average tax share: 46.2%
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 48% Belgium 48% Bulgaria 40% Croatia 44% Cyprus 43% Czechia 47% Denmark 47% Estonia 51% Finland 51% France 49% Germany 44% Greece 54% Hungary 46% Ireland 38% Italy 51% Latvia 50% Lithuania 47% Luxembourg 45% Malta 56% Netherlands 52% Poland 31% Portugal 47% Romania 49% Slovakia 50% Slovenia 50% Spain 41% Sweden 29%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Denmark
€2.632 €1.388 €0.718 €0.000 €0.526 47.3%
Netherlands
€2.466 €1.190 €0.840 €0.008 €0.428 51.7%
Germany
€2.331 €1.297 €0.514 €0.148 €0.372 44.4%
Finland
€2.323 €1.129 €0.722 €0.000 €0.472 51.4%
France
€2.115 €1.072 €0.690 €0.000 €0.353 49.3%
Portugal
€2.093 €1.121 €0.422 €0.159 €0.391 46.5%
Greece
€2.093 €0.973 €0.700 €0.015 €0.405 53.5%
Italy
€2.035 €0.995 €0.673 €0.000 €0.367 51.1%
Latvia
€1.939 €0.978 €0.555 €0.070 €0.337 49.6%
Belgium
€1.938 €1.002 €0.600 €0.000 €0.336 48.3%
Austria
€1.912 €0.998 €0.463 €0.132 €0.319 47.8%
Lithuania
€1.884 €0.995 €0.466 €0.096 €0.327 47.2%
Luxembourg
€1.868 €1.028 €0.569 €0.000 €0.271 45.0%
Ireland
€1.855 €1.150 €0.339 €0.020 €0.347 38.0%
Romania
€1.851 €0.947 €0.583 €0.000 €0.321 48.8%
Spain
€1.816 €1.078 €0.423 €0.000 €0.315 40.6%
Poland
€1.812 €1.256 €0.422 €0.000 €0.134 30.7%
Estonia
€1.812 €0.892 €0.593 €0.000 €0.327 50.8%
Czechia
€1.806 €0.962 €0.530 €0.000 €0.313 46.7%
Slovakia
€1.774 €0.889 €0.514 €0.040 €0.332 49.9%
Croatia
€1.731 €0.963 €0.422 €0.000 €0.346 44.4%
Hungary
€1.644 €0.887 €0.399 €0.008 €0.350 46.0%
Slovenia
€1.633 €0.821 €0.418 €0.100 €0.295 49.7%
Cyprus
€1.632 €0.932 €0.429 €0.011 €0.261 42.9%
Sweden
€1.588 €1.130 €0.141 €0.000 €0.318 28.9%
Bulgaria
€1.571 €0.946 €0.363 €0.000 €0.262 39.8%
Malta
€1.340 €0.586 €0.549 €0.000 €0.204 56.3%
timeline Finland — 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: €1.907/L. Average tax share: 46.2%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 56.3%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.632/L (tax: 47.3%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 28.9%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 56.3%.

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