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Jul 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Diesel
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
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update 8d ago
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Cheapest: Malta €1.210
Priciest: Netherlands €2.393
Lowest tax: Sweden 26.2%
Highest tax: Malta 54.3%
local_gas_station Euro 95 local_gas_station Diesel
27 countries
Pump Price
€1.995
Lithuania · Diesel per liter
Product Cost
€1.095
54.9% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.900
45.1% of pump price
VAT Rate
21%
€0.346 per liter
pie_chart Lithuania — Diesel Breakdown
55%
25%
17%
Product Cost €1.095 (54.9%)
Excise Duty €0.500 (25.1%)
Other Taxes €0.054 (2.7%)
VAT €0.346 (17.4%)
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: €1.921/L · Average tax share: 41.2%
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 43% Belgium 45% Bulgaria 36% Croatia 39% Cyprus 41% Czechia 40% Denmark 45% Estonia 41% Finland 43% France 45% Germany 39% Greece 40% Hungary 43% Ireland 46% Italy 50% Latvia 45% Lithuania 45% Luxembourg 39% Malta 54% Netherlands 41% Poland 29% Portugal 41% Romania 41% Slovakia 42% Slovenia 43% Spain 31% Sweden 26%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Diesel
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Netherlands
€2.393 €1.420 €0.550 €0.008 €0.415 40.7%
Denmark
€2.290 €1.268 €0.565 €0.000 €0.458 44.7%
Finland
€2.270 €1.298 €0.511 €0.000 €0.461 42.8%
Germany
€2.186 €1.345 €0.330 €0.162 €0.349 38.5%
France
€2.169 €1.200 €0.608 €0.000 €0.362 44.7%
Belgium
€2.141 €1.169 €0.600 €0.000 €0.372 45.4%
Italy
€2.141 €1.082 €0.673 €0.000 €0.386 49.5%
Austria
€2.051 €1.175 €0.389 €0.146 €0.342 42.7%
Greece
€2.041 €1.222 €0.410 €0.014 €0.395 40.1%
Portugal
€2.026 €1.188 €0.286 €0.173 €0.379 41.4%
Romania
€1.995 €1.170 €0.479 €0.000 €0.346 41.3%
Lithuania
€1.995 €1.095 €0.500 €0.054 €0.346 45.1%
Latvia
€1.936 €1.057 €0.467 €0.076 €0.336 45.4%
Luxembourg
€1.889 €1.150 €0.465 €0.000 €0.275 39.1%
Estonia
€1.877 €1.111 €0.428 €0.000 €0.339 40.8%
Sweden
€1.825 €1.348 €0.112 €0.000 €0.365 26.2%
Poland
€1.818 €1.292 €0.392 €0.000 €0.135 29.0%
Czechia
€1.815 €1.088 €0.412 €0.000 €0.315 40.1%
Slovenia
€1.788 €1.023 €0.330 €0.113 €0.322 42.8%
Croatia
€1.771 €1.077 €0.340 €0.000 €0.354 39.2%
Ireland
€1.752 €0.951 €0.453 €0.020 €0.328 45.7%
Slovakia
€1.737 €1.005 €0.368 €0.040 €0.325 42.2%
Spain
€1.722 €1.194 €0.229 €0.000 €0.299 30.7%
Hungary
€1.721 €0.979 €0.368 €0.008 €0.366 43.1%
Bulgaria
€1.679 €1.069 €0.330 €0.000 €0.280 36.3%
Cyprus
€1.639 €0.967 €0.400 €0.011 €0.262 41.0%
Malta
€1.210 €0.553 €0.472 €0.000 €0.185 54.3%
timeline Lithuania — 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: €1.921/L. Average tax share: 41.2%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.210/L (tax: 54.3%). Most expensive: Netherlands at €2.393/L (tax: 40.7%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 26.2%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 54.3%.

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