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Jul 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 €2.486
Lowest tax: Sweden 29.8%
Highest tax: Malta 56.3%
local_gas_station Euro 95 local_gas_station Diesel
27 countries
Pump Price
€1.793
Lithuania · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€0.920
51.3% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.873
48.7% of pump price
VAT Rate
21%
€0.311 per liter
pie_chart Lithuania — Euro 95 Breakdown
51%
26%
17%
Product Cost €0.920 (51.3%)
Excise Duty €0.466 (26.0%)
Other Taxes €0.096 (5.4%)
VAT €0.311 (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 — Euro 95 Breakdown Comparison
EU average: €1.830/L · Average tax share: 47.6%
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 49% Belgium 49% Bulgaria 41% Croatia 46% Cyprus 45% Czechia 48% Denmark 49% Estonia 51% Finland 54% France 50% Germany 46% Greece 55% Hungary 46% Ireland 53% Italy 52% Latvia 51% Lithuania 49% Luxembourg 47% Malta 56% Netherlands 53% Poland 32% Portugal 49% Romania 50% Slovakia 50% Slovenia 50% Spain 37% Sweden 30%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Denmark
€2.486 €1.279 €0.710 €0.000 €0.497 48.6%
Netherlands
€2.385 €1.123 €0.840 €0.008 €0.414 52.9%
Germany
€2.191 €1.179 €0.514 €0.148 €0.350 46.2%
Finland
€2.178 €1.013 €0.722 €0.000 €0.443 53.5%
France
€2.057 €1.024 €0.690 €0.000 €0.343 50.2%
Greece
€2.017 €0.911 €0.700 €0.015 €0.390 54.8%
Portugal
€1.990 €1.016 €0.443 €0.159 €0.372 48.9%
Italy
€1.961 €0.935 €0.673 €0.000 €0.354 52.3%
Belgium
€1.888 €0.960 €0.600 €0.000 €0.328 49.1%
Latvia
€1.885 €0.933 €0.555 €0.070 €0.327 50.5%
Austria
€1.874 €0.956 €0.474 €0.132 €0.312 49.0%
Estonia
€1.812 €0.892 €0.593 €0.000 €0.327 50.8%
Lithuania
€1.793 €0.920 €0.466 €0.096 €0.311 48.7%
Romania
€1.768 €0.876 €0.585 €0.000 €0.307 50.4%
Slovakia
€1.765 €0.881 €0.514 €0.040 €0.330 50.1%
Luxembourg
€1.764 €0.939 €0.569 €0.000 €0.256 46.8%
Ireland
€1.758 €0.825 €0.584 €0.020 €0.329 53.1%
Czechia
€1.746 €0.911 €0.532 €0.000 €0.303 47.8%
Poland
€1.719 €1.171 €0.421 €0.000 €0.127 31.9%
Hungary
€1.658 €0.898 €0.399 €0.008 €0.353 45.8%
Spain
€1.645 €1.037 €0.323 €0.000 €0.286 37.0%
Slovenia
€1.626 €0.816 €0.418 €0.100 €0.293 49.8%
Croatia
€1.616 €0.881 €0.412 €0.000 €0.323 45.5%
Cyprus
€1.517 €0.835 €0.429 €0.011 €0.242 45.0%
Bulgaria
€1.515 €0.900 €0.363 €0.000 €0.253 40.6%
Sweden
€1.455 €1.022 €0.142 €0.000 €0.291 29.8%
Malta
€1.340 €0.586 €0.549 €0.000 €0.204 56.3%
timeline Lithuania — 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: €1.830/L. Average tax share: 47.6%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 56.3%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.486/L (tax: 48.6%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 29.8%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 56.3%.

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