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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 21 weeks of data
update 5d ago
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Cheapest: Malta €1.210
Priciest: Netherlands €2.383
Lowest tax: Sweden 26.3%
Highest tax: Malta 54.3%
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27 countries
Pump Price
€1.860
Hungary · Diesel per liter
Product Cost
€1.089
58.5% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.771
41.5% of pump price
VAT Rate
27%
€0.395 per liter
pie_chart Hungary — Diesel Breakdown
59%
20%
21%
Product Cost €1.089 (58.5%)
Excise Duty €0.368 (19.8%)
Other Taxes €0.008 (0.5%)
VAT €0.395 (21.3%)
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 — Diesel Breakdown Comparison
EU average: €1.952/L · Average tax share: 40.7%
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 45% Bulgaria 35% Croatia 39% Cyprus 39% Czechia 40% Denmark 45% Estonia 41% Finland 42% France 44% Germany 38% Greece 41% Hungary 42% Ireland 44% Italy 44% Latvia 46% Lithuania 45% Luxembourg 39% Malta 54% Netherlands 41% Poland 31% Portugal 41% Romania 41% Slovakia 41% Slovenia 42% Spain 33% Sweden 26%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Diesel
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Netherlands
€2.383 €1.411 €0.550 €0.008 €0.414 40.8%
Finland
€2.318 €1.337 €0.511 €0.000 €0.471 42.3%
Germany
€2.266 €1.412 €0.330 €0.162 €0.362 37.7%
Denmark
€2.250 €1.230 €0.570 €0.000 €0.450 45.3%
France
€2.199 €1.225 €0.608 €0.000 €0.367 44.3%
Belgium
€2.174 €1.197 €0.600 €0.000 €0.377 45.0%
Italy
€2.079 €1.171 €0.533 €0.000 €0.375 43.7%
Austria
€2.043 €1.179 €0.378 €0.146 €0.341 42.3%
Lithuania
€2.031 €1.125 €0.500 €0.054 €0.353 44.6%
Romania
€2.030 €1.200 €0.478 €0.000 €0.352 40.9%
Portugal
€2.026 €1.193 €0.281 €0.173 €0.379 41.1%
Greece
€1.996 €1.185 €0.410 €0.014 €0.386 40.6%
Luxembourg
€1.922 €1.178 €0.465 €0.000 €0.279 38.7%
Latvia
€1.914 €1.039 €0.467 €0.076 €0.332 45.7%
Ireland
€1.901 €1.072 €0.453 €0.020 €0.356 43.6%
Estonia
€1.880 €1.113 €0.428 €0.000 €0.339 40.8%
Hungary
€1.860 €1.089 €0.368 €0.008 €0.395 41.5%
Slovenia
€1.845 €1.069 €0.330 €0.113 €0.333 42.0%
Czechia
€1.844 €1.113 €0.411 €0.000 €0.320 39.6%
Croatia
€1.835 €1.128 €0.340 €0.000 €0.367 38.5%
Slovakia
€1.832 €1.082 €0.368 €0.040 €0.343 41.0%
Spain
€1.829 €1.233 €0.279 €0.000 €0.317 32.6%
Cyprus
€1.805 €1.106 €0.400 €0.011 €0.288 38.7%
Sweden
€1.780 €1.311 €0.113 €0.000 €0.356 26.3%
Bulgaria
€1.768 €1.143 €0.330 €0.000 €0.295 35.3%
Poland
€1.686 €1.168 €0.393 €0.000 €0.125 30.7%
Malta
€1.210 €0.553 €0.472 €0.000 €0.185 54.3%
timeline Hungary — 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: €1.952/L. Average tax share: 40.7%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.210/L (tax: 54.3%). Most expensive: Netherlands at €2.383/L (tax: 40.8%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 26.3%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 54.3%.

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