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Sep 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Euro 95
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
calendar_today 25 weeks of data
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Cheapest: Malta €1.340
Priciest: Denmark €2.564
Lowest tax: Sweden 29.2%
Highest tax: Malta 56.3%
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27 countries
Pump Price
€2.434
Netherlands · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€1.164
47.8% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€1.270
52.2% of pump price
VAT Rate
21%
€0.422 per liter
pie_chart Netherlands — Euro 95 Breakdown
48%
35%
17%
Product Cost €1.164 (47.8%)
Excise Duty €0.840 (34.5%)
Other Taxes €0.008 (0.3%)
VAT €0.422 (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: €1.924/L · Average tax share: 46.1%
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 48% Belgium 48% Bulgaria 39% Croatia 43% Cyprus 43% Czechia 46% Denmark 48% Estonia 49% Finland 52% France 48% Germany 44% Greece 53% Hungary 44% Ireland 37% Italy 50% Latvia 49% Lithuania 47% Luxembourg 44% Malta 56% Netherlands 52% Poland 42% Portugal 47% Romania 48% Slovakia 49% Slovenia 50% Spain 40% Sweden 29%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Denmark
€2.564 €1.334 €0.718 €0.000 €0.513 48.0%
Netherlands
€2.434 €1.164 €0.840 €0.008 €0.422 52.2%
Germany
€2.357 €1.318 €0.514 €0.148 €0.376 44.1%
Finland
€2.317 €1.124 €0.722 €0.000 €0.471 51.5%
France
€2.172 €1.120 €0.690 €0.000 €0.362 48.4%
Greece
€2.158 €1.025 €0.700 €0.015 €0.418 52.5%
Italy
€2.084 €1.035 €0.673 €0.000 €0.376 50.3%
Portugal
€2.072 €1.094 €0.432 €0.159 €0.387 47.2%
Latvia
€1.976 €1.008 €0.555 €0.070 €0.343 49.0%
Belgium
€1.976 €1.033 €0.600 €0.000 €0.343 47.7%
Lithuania
€1.918 €1.023 €0.466 €0.096 €0.333 46.7%
Estonia
€1.914 €0.976 €0.593 €0.000 €0.345 49.0%
Ireland
€1.894 €1.200 €0.339 €0.001 €0.354 36.6%
Austria
€1.894 €0.983 €0.463 €0.132 €0.316 48.1%
Romania
€1.889 €0.979 €0.582 €0.000 €0.328 48.2%
Spain
€1.867 €1.120 €0.423 €0.000 €0.324 40.0%
Czechia
€1.828 €0.982 €0.529 €0.000 €0.317 46.3%
Poland
€1.822 €1.062 €0.419 €0.000 €0.341 41.7%
Slovakia
€1.808 €0.916 €0.514 €0.040 €0.338 49.3%
Luxembourg
€1.793 €1.006 €0.526 €0.000 €0.261 43.9%
Croatia
€1.736 €0.992 €0.397 €0.000 €0.347 42.9%
Hungary
€1.714 €0.957 €0.385 €0.008 €0.364 44.2%
Cyprus
€1.650 €0.947 €0.429 €0.011 €0.263 42.6%
Slovenia
€1.641 €0.828 €0.418 €0.100 €0.296 49.6%
Bulgaria
€1.620 €0.987 €0.363 €0.000 €0.270 39.1%
Sweden
€1.514 €1.072 €0.139 €0.000 €0.303 29.2%
Malta
€1.340 €0.586 €0.549 €0.000 €0.204 56.3%
timeline Netherlands — 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: €1.924/L. Average tax share: 46.1%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 56.3%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.564/L (tax: 48.0%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 29.2%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 56.3%.

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