EU Fuel Price Breakdown — Where Your Money Goes (2026-07-20)
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: €1.838/L. Average tax share: 42.1%.
Cheapest: Malta at €1.210/L (tax: 54.3%). Most expensive: Netherlands at €2.310/L (tax: 41.5%).
Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 26.6%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 54.3%.
All countries breakdown (Diesel, €/L)
| Country | Pump | Product | Excise | Other | VAT | Tax% |
| Netherlands | €2.310 | €1.351 | €0.550 | €0.008 | €0.401 | 41.5% |
| Finland | €2.196 | €1.239 | €0.511 | €0.000 | €0.446 | 43.6% |
| Denmark | €2.183 | €1.182 | €0.565 | €0.000 | €0.437 | 45.9% |
| Germany | €2.158 | €1.322 | €0.330 | €0.162 | €0.345 | 38.8% |
| France | €2.066 | €1.114 | €0.608 | €0.000 | €0.344 | 46.1% |
| Belgium | €2.060 | €1.102 | €0.600 | €0.000 | €0.358 | 46.5% |
| Italy | €2.038 | €0.998 | €0.673 | €0.000 | €0.368 | 51.1% |
| Portugal | €1.960 | €1.119 | €0.302 | €0.173 | €0.367 | 42.9% |
| Greece | €1.950 | €1.148 | €0.410 | €0.014 | €0.377 | 41.1% |
| Austria | €1.931 | €1.075 | €0.389 | €0.146 | €0.322 | 44.3% |
| Lithuania | €1.927 | €1.039 | €0.500 | €0.054 | €0.334 | 46.1% |
| Romania | €1.888 | €1.083 | €0.478 | €0.000 | €0.328 | 42.7% |
| Luxembourg | €1.804 | €1.077 | €0.465 | €0.000 | €0.262 | 40.3% |
| Latvia | €1.798 | €0.943 | €0.467 | €0.076 | €0.312 | 47.6% |
| Estonia | €1.757 | €1.012 | €0.428 | €0.000 | €0.317 | 42.4% |
| Poland | €1.725 | €1.206 | €0.391 | €0.000 | €0.128 | 30.1% |
| Croatia | €1.721 | €1.037 | €0.340 | €0.000 | €0.344 | 39.8% |
| Czechia | €1.707 | €1.080 | €0.331 | €0.000 | €0.296 | 36.7% |
| Sweden | €1.707 | €1.253 | €0.112 | €0.000 | €0.341 | 26.6% |
| Ireland | €1.695 | €0.905 | €0.453 | €0.020 | €0.317 | 46.6% |
| Slovenia | €1.690 | €0.942 | €0.330 | €0.113 | €0.305 | 44.2% |
| Hungary | €1.687 | €0.952 | €0.368 | €0.008 | €0.359 | 43.5% |
| Slovakia | €1.668 | €0.948 | €0.368 | €0.040 | €0.312 | 43.1% |
| Spain | €1.622 | €1.112 | €0.229 | €0.000 | €0.282 | 31.5% |
| Cyprus | €1.595 | €0.930 | €0.400 | €0.011 | €0.255 | 41.7% |
| Bulgaria | €1.578 | €0.985 | €0.330 | €0.000 | €0.263 | 37.6% |
| Malta | €1.210 | €0.553 | €0.472 | €0.000 | €0.185 | 54.3% |
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin. Updated every Thursday. Data available at fuel-prices.eu API.
Machine-readable: llms.txt | llms-full.txt
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Diesel
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Pump Price
€1.960
Portugal · Diesel per liter
Product Cost
€1.119
57.1% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€0.841
42.9% of pump price
VAT Rate
23%
€0.367 per liter
pie_chart Portugal — Diesel Breakdown
Product Cost
€1.119
(57.1%)
Excise Duty
€0.302
(15.4%)
Other Taxes
€0.173
(8.8%)
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: €1.838/L · Average tax share: 42.1%
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
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table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Diesel
| Country |
Pump €/L |
Product |
Excise |
Other |
VAT |
Tax Share |
|
|
€2.310 |
€1.351 |
€0.550 |
€0.008 |
€0.401 |
41.5% |
|
|
€2.196 |
€1.239 |
€0.511 |
€0.000 |
€0.446 |
43.6% |
|
|
€2.183 |
€1.182 |
€0.565 |
€0.000 |
€0.437 |
45.9% |
|
|
€2.158 |
€1.322 |
€0.330 |
€0.162 |
€0.345 |
38.8% |
|
|
€2.066 |
€1.114 |
€0.608 |
€0.000 |
€0.344 |
46.1% |
|
|
€2.060 |
€1.102 |
€0.600 |
€0.000 |
€0.358 |
46.5% |
|
|
€2.038 |
€0.998 |
€0.673 |
€0.000 |
€0.368 |
51.1% |
|
|
€1.960 |
€1.119 |
€0.302 |
€0.173 |
€0.367 |
42.9% |
|
|
€1.950 |
€1.148 |
€0.410 |
€0.014 |
€0.377 |
41.1% |
|
|
€1.931 |
€1.075 |
€0.389 |
€0.146 |
€0.322 |
44.3% |
|
|
€1.927 |
€1.039 |
€0.500 |
€0.054 |
€0.334 |
46.1% |
|
|
€1.888 |
€1.083 |
€0.478 |
€0.000 |
€0.328 |
42.7% |
|
|
€1.804 |
€1.077 |
€0.465 |
€0.000 |
€0.262 |
40.3% |
|
|
€1.798 |
€0.943 |
€0.467 |
€0.076 |
€0.312 |
47.6% |
|
|
€1.757 |
€1.012 |
€0.428 |
€0.000 |
€0.317 |
42.4% |
|
|
€1.725 |
€1.206 |
€0.391 |
€0.000 |
€0.128 |
30.1% |
|
|
€1.721 |
€1.037 |
€0.340 |
€0.000 |
€0.344 |
39.8% |
|
|
€1.707 |
€1.080 |
€0.331 |
€0.000 |
€0.296 |
36.7% |
|
|
€1.707 |
€1.253 |
€0.112 |
€0.000 |
€0.341 |
26.6% |
|
|
€1.695 |
€0.905 |
€0.453 |
€0.020 |
€0.317 |
46.6% |
|
|
€1.690 |
€0.942 |
€0.330 |
€0.113 |
€0.305 |
44.2% |
|
|
€1.687 |
€0.952 |
€0.368 |
€0.008 |
€0.359 |
43.5% |
|
|
€1.668 |
€0.948 |
€0.368 |
€0.040 |
€0.312 |
43.1% |
|
|
€1.622 |
€1.112 |
€0.229 |
€0.000 |
€0.282 |
31.5% |
|
|
€1.595 |
€0.930 |
€0.400 |
€0.011 |
€0.255 |
41.7% |
|
|
€1.578 |
€0.985 |
€0.330 |
€0.000 |
€0.263 |
37.6% |
|
|
€1.210 |
€0.553 |
€0.472 |
€0.000 |
€0.185 |
54.3% |
timeline Portugal — Historical Breakdown (Diesel)