EU Fuel Price Breakdown — Where Your Money Goes (2026-07-20)
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: €1.795/L. Average tax share: 48.2%.
Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 56.3%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.459/L (tax: 48.9%).
Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 29.9%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 56.3%.
All countries breakdown (Euro 95, €/L)
| Country | Pump | Product | Excise | Other | VAT | Tax% |
| Denmark | €2.459 | €1.257 | €0.710 | €0.000 | €0.492 | 48.9% |
| Netherlands | €2.341 | €1.087 | €0.840 | €0.008 | €0.406 | 53.6% |
| Germany | €2.192 | €1.180 | €0.514 | €0.148 | €0.350 | 46.2% |
| Finland | €2.163 | €1.001 | €0.722 | €0.000 | €0.440 | 53.7% |
| France | €2.010 | €0.985 | €0.690 | €0.000 | €0.335 | 51.0% |
| Greece | €1.977 | €0.879 | €0.700 | €0.015 | €0.383 | 55.5% |
| Portugal | €1.972 | €0.993 | €0.451 | €0.159 | €0.369 | 49.6% |
| Italy | €1.910 | €0.893 | €0.673 | €0.000 | €0.344 | 53.3% |
| Belgium | €1.856 | €0.934 | €0.600 | €0.000 | €0.322 | 49.7% |
| Austria | €1.833 | €0.922 | €0.474 | €0.132 | €0.306 | 49.7% |
| Latvia | €1.812 | €0.873 | €0.555 | €0.070 | €0.315 | 51.8% |
| Lithuania | €1.769 | €0.900 | €0.466 | €0.096 | €0.307 | 49.1% |
| Estonia | €1.742 | €0.835 | €0.593 | €0.000 | €0.314 | 52.1% |
| Luxembourg | €1.726 | €0.906 | €0.569 | €0.000 | €0.251 | 47.5% |
| Romania | €1.721 | €0.839 | €0.584 | €0.000 | €0.299 | 51.3% |
| Czechia | €1.720 | €0.891 | €0.530 | €0.000 | €0.299 | 48.2% |
| Ireland | €1.720 | €0.794 | €0.584 | €0.020 | €0.322 | 53.8% |
| Slovakia | €1.713 | €0.839 | €0.514 | €0.040 | €0.320 | 51.0% |
| Poland | €1.682 | €1.138 | €0.420 | €0.000 | €0.125 | 32.4% |
| Hungary | €1.642 | €0.885 | €0.399 | €0.008 | €0.349 | 46.1% |
| Croatia | €1.601 | €0.869 | €0.412 | €0.000 | €0.320 | 45.8% |
| Slovenia | €1.587 | €0.784 | €0.418 | €0.100 | €0.286 | 50.6% |
| Spain | €1.582 | €0.985 | €0.323 | €0.000 | €0.275 | 37.8% |
| Cyprus | €1.485 | €0.808 | €0.429 | €0.011 | €0.237 | 45.6% |
| Bulgaria | €1.477 | €0.868 | €0.363 | €0.000 | €0.246 | 41.2% |
| Sweden | €1.439 | €1.009 | €0.142 | €0.000 | €0.288 | 29.9% |
| Malta | €1.340 | €0.586 | €0.549 | €0.000 | €0.204 | 56.3% |
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin. Updated every Thursday. Data available at fuel-prices.eu API.
Machine-readable: llms.txt | llms-full.txt
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Euro 95
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27 countries
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17 weeks of data
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Pump Price
€1.720
Ireland · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€0.794
46.2% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.926
53.8% of pump price
VAT Rate
23%
€0.322 per liter
pie_chart Ireland — Euro 95 Breakdown
Product Cost
€0.794
(46.2%)
Excise Duty
€0.584
(34.0%)
Other Taxes
€0.020
(1.2%)
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: €1.795/L · Average tax share: 48.2%
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.
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
| Country |
Pump €/L |
Product |
Excise |
Other |
VAT |
Tax Share |
|
|
€2.459 |
€1.257 |
€0.710 |
€0.000 |
€0.492 |
48.9% |
|
|
€2.341 |
€1.087 |
€0.840 |
€0.008 |
€0.406 |
53.6% |
|
|
€2.192 |
€1.180 |
€0.514 |
€0.148 |
€0.350 |
46.2% |
|
|
€2.163 |
€1.001 |
€0.722 |
€0.000 |
€0.440 |
53.7% |
|
|
€2.010 |
€0.985 |
€0.690 |
€0.000 |
€0.335 |
51.0% |
|
|
€1.977 |
€0.879 |
€0.700 |
€0.015 |
€0.383 |
55.5% |
|
|
€1.972 |
€0.993 |
€0.451 |
€0.159 |
€0.369 |
49.6% |
|
|
€1.910 |
€0.893 |
€0.673 |
€0.000 |
€0.344 |
53.3% |
|
|
€1.856 |
€0.934 |
€0.600 |
€0.000 |
€0.322 |
49.7% |
|
|
€1.833 |
€0.922 |
€0.474 |
€0.132 |
€0.306 |
49.7% |
|
|
€1.812 |
€0.873 |
€0.555 |
€0.070 |
€0.315 |
51.8% |
|
|
€1.769 |
€0.900 |
€0.466 |
€0.096 |
€0.307 |
49.1% |
|
|
€1.742 |
€0.835 |
€0.593 |
€0.000 |
€0.314 |
52.1% |
|
|
€1.726 |
€0.906 |
€0.569 |
€0.000 |
€0.251 |
47.5% |
|
|
€1.721 |
€0.839 |
€0.584 |
€0.000 |
€0.299 |
51.3% |
|
|
€1.720 |
€0.891 |
€0.530 |
€0.000 |
€0.299 |
48.2% |
|
|
€1.720 |
€0.794 |
€0.584 |
€0.020 |
€0.322 |
53.8% |
|
|
€1.713 |
€0.839 |
€0.514 |
€0.040 |
€0.320 |
51.0% |
|
|
€1.682 |
€1.138 |
€0.420 |
€0.000 |
€0.125 |
32.4% |
|
|
€1.642 |
€0.885 |
€0.399 |
€0.008 |
€0.349 |
46.1% |
|
|
€1.601 |
€0.869 |
€0.412 |
€0.000 |
€0.320 |
45.8% |
|
|
€1.587 |
€0.784 |
€0.418 |
€0.100 |
€0.286 |
50.6% |
|
|
€1.582 |
€0.985 |
€0.323 |
€0.000 |
€0.275 |
37.8% |
|
|
€1.485 |
€0.808 |
€0.429 |
€0.011 |
€0.237 |
45.6% |
|
|
€1.477 |
€0.868 |
€0.363 |
€0.000 |
€0.246 |
41.2% |
|
|
€1.439 |
€1.009 |
€0.142 |
€0.000 |
€0.288 |
29.9% |
|
|
€1.340 |
€0.586 |
€0.549 |
€0.000 |
€0.204 |
56.3% |
timeline Ireland — Historical Breakdown (Euro 95)