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Sep 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Diesel
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
calendar_today 24 weeks of data
update 4d ago
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Cheapest: Malta €1.210
Priciest: Finland €2.478
Lowest tax: Sweden 25.8%
Highest tax: Malta 54.3%
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27 countries
Pump Price
€2.142
Italy · Diesel per liter
Product Cost
€1.223
57.1% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.919
42.9% of pump price
VAT Rate
22%
€0.386 per liter
pie_chart Italy — Diesel Breakdown
57%
25%
18%
Product Cost €1.223 (57.1%)
Excise Duty €0.533 (24.9%)
Other Taxes €0.000 (0.0%)
VAT €0.386 (18.0%)
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: €2.028/L · Average tax share: 39.0%
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 41% Belgium 44% Bulgaria 35% Croatia 38% Cyprus 38% Czechia 38% Denmark 43% Estonia 40% Finland 41% France 44% Germany 37% Greece 40% Hungary 41% Ireland 29% Italy 43% Latvia 44% Lithuania 43% Luxembourg 38% Malta 54% Netherlands 40% Poland 27% Portugal 40% Romania 38% Slovakia 40% Slovenia 42% Spain 27% Sweden 26%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Diesel
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Finland
€2.478 €1.464 €0.511 €0.000 €0.504 40.9%
Netherlands
€2.442 €1.460 €0.550 €0.008 €0.424 40.2%
Denmark
€2.435 €1.378 €0.570 €0.000 €0.487 43.4%
Germany
€2.328 €1.465 €0.330 €0.162 €0.372 37.1%
France
€2.257 €1.273 €0.608 €0.000 €0.376 43.6%
Belgium
€2.254 €1.263 €0.600 €0.000 €0.391 44.0%
Italy
€2.142 €1.223 €0.533 €0.000 €0.386 42.9%
Lithuania
€2.128 €1.205 €0.500 €0.054 €0.369 43.4%
Austria
€2.126 €1.248 €0.378 €0.146 €0.354 41.3%
Portugal
€2.104 €1.272 €0.265 €0.173 €0.393 39.5%
Greece
€2.054 €1.232 €0.410 €0.014 €0.398 40.0%
Latvia
€2.048 €1.149 €0.467 €0.076 €0.355 43.9%
Luxembourg
€2.024 €1.265 €0.465 €0.000 €0.294 37.5%
Poland
€1.982 €1.442 €0.393 €0.000 €0.147 27.2%
Czechia
€1.959 €1.208 €0.411 €0.000 €0.340 38.3%
Ireland
€1.954 €1.387 €0.182 €0.020 €0.365 29.0%
Romania
€1.942 €1.205 €0.401 €0.000 €0.337 38.0%
Estonia
€1.922 €1.147 €0.428 €0.000 €0.347 40.3%
Croatia
€1.908 €1.176 €0.350 €0.000 €0.382 38.3%
Slovakia
€1.908 €1.144 €0.368 €0.040 €0.357 40.1%
Sweden
€1.904 €1.412 €0.111 €0.000 €0.381 25.8%
Cyprus
€1.895 €1.182 €0.400 €0.011 €0.303 37.6%
Slovenia
€1.880 €1.098 €0.330 €0.113 €0.339 41.6%
Hungary
€1.864 €1.092 €0.368 €0.008 €0.396 41.4%
Bulgaria
€1.813 €1.181 €0.330 €0.000 €0.302 34.9%
Spain
€1.796 €1.305 €0.179 €0.000 €0.312 27.3%
Malta
€1.210 €0.553 €0.472 €0.000 €0.185 54.3%
timeline Italy — 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: €2.028/L. Average tax share: 39.0%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.210/L (tax: 54.3%). Most expensive: Finland at €2.478/L (tax: 40.9%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 25.8%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 54.3%.

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