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Aug 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Euro 95
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
calendar_today 21 weeks of data
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Cheapest: Malta €1.340
Priciest: Denmark €2.445
Lowest tax: Sweden 30.1%
Highest tax: Malta 56.3%
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27 countries
Pump Price
€1.481
Poland · Euro 95 per liter
Product Cost
€0.949
64.1% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.532
35.9% of pump price
VAT Rate
8%
€0.110 per liter
pie_chart Poland — Euro 95 Breakdown
64%
29%
Product Cost €0.949 (64.1%)
Excise Duty €0.422 (28.5%)
Other Taxes €0.000 (0.0%)
VAT €0.110 (7.4%)
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: €1.807/L · Average tax share: 48.1%
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 50% Belgium 50% Bulgaria 40% Croatia 45% Cyprus 44% Czechia 48% Denmark 49% Estonia 52% Finland 54% France 51% Germany 46% Greece 55% Hungary 47% Ireland 52% Italy 52% Latvia 52% Lithuania 49% Luxembourg 48% Malta 56% Netherlands 54% Poland 36% Portugal 50% Romania 50% Slovakia 51% Slovenia 51% Spain 39% Sweden 30%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Euro 95
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Denmark
€2.445 €1.238 €0.718 €0.000 €0.489 49.3%
Netherlands
€2.329 €1.077 €0.840 €0.008 €0.404 53.8%
Germany
€2.239 €1.219 €0.514 €0.148 €0.358 45.5%
Finland
€2.140 €0.983 €0.722 €0.000 €0.435 54.1%
France
€2.038 €1.008 €0.690 €0.000 €0.340 50.5%
Greece
€2.002 €0.899 €0.700 €0.015 €0.388 55.1%
Italy
€1.988 €0.957 €0.673 €0.000 €0.359 51.9%
Portugal
€1.954 €0.982 €0.448 €0.159 €0.365 49.8%
Belgium
€1.841 €0.921 €0.600 €0.000 €0.320 50.0%
Ireland
€1.839 €0.891 €0.584 €0.020 €0.344 51.6%
Latvia
€1.817 €0.877 €0.555 €0.070 €0.315 51.7%
Romania
€1.816 €0.917 €0.584 €0.000 €0.315 49.5%
Austria
€1.795 €0.901 €0.463 €0.132 €0.299 49.8%
Estonia
€1.772 €0.860 €0.593 €0.000 €0.320 51.5%
Lithuania
€1.770 €0.901 €0.466 €0.096 €0.307 49.1%
Luxembourg
€1.727 €0.907 €0.569 €0.000 €0.251 47.5%
Czechia
€1.714 €0.886 €0.530 €0.000 €0.298 48.3%
Spain
€1.705 €1.036 €0.373 €0.000 €0.296 39.2%
Slovakia
€1.696 €0.825 €0.514 €0.040 €0.317 51.3%
Croatia
€1.623 €0.886 €0.412 €0.000 €0.325 45.4%
Hungary
€1.615 €0.864 €0.399 €0.008 €0.343 46.5%
Cyprus
€1.595 €0.901 €0.429 €0.011 €0.255 43.5%
Slovenia
€1.578 €0.776 €0.418 €0.100 €0.285 50.8%
Bulgaria
€1.535 €0.916 €0.363 €0.000 €0.256 40.3%
Poland
€1.481 €0.949 €0.422 €0.000 €0.110 35.9%
Sweden
€1.408 €0.984 €0.143 €0.000 €0.282 30.1%
Malta
€1.340 €0.586 €0.549 €0.000 €0.204 56.3%
timeline Poland — 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: €1.807/L. Average tax share: 48.1%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.340/L (tax: 56.3%). Most expensive: Denmark at €2.445/L (tax: 49.3%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 30.1%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 56.3%.

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