donut_small Price Breakdown — Diesel

21
Sep 2026
EU Commission Oil Bulletin — Diesel
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin · 27 EU countries · Published every Thursday
public 27 countries
calendar_today 26 weeks of data
update 10d ago
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Cheapest: Malta €1.210
Priciest: Netherlands €2.579
Lowest tax: Sweden 25.3%
Highest tax: Malta 54.3%

Tax changes from 1 October 2026 (Germany, Sweden, Spain, Czechia, Slovakia, Latvia, Bulgaria) are not yet in the figures below, which come from the EU Oil Bulletin of 21 September 2026. fuel tax calendar 2026–2027 →

local_gas_station Euro 95 local_gas_station Diesel
27 countries
Pump Price
€2.387
Belgium · Diesel per liter
Product Cost
€1.373
57.5% — crude + refining + margin
Total Taxes
€1.014
42.5% of pump price
VAT Rate
21%
€0.414 per liter
pie_chart Belgium — Diesel Breakdown
58%
25%
17%
Product Cost €1.373 (57.5%)
Excise Duty €0.600 (25.1%)
VAT €0.414 (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: €2.138/L · Average tax share: 38.7%
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 40% Belgium 43% Bulgaria 34% Croatia 33% Cyprus 37% Czechia 37% Denmark 42% Estonia 40% Finland 41% France 42% Germany 42% Greece 38% Hungary 40% Ireland 37% Italy 41% Latvia 42% Lithuania 42% Luxembourg 35% Malta 54% Netherlands 39% Poland 38% Portugal 38% Romania 36% Slovakia 40% Slovenia 41% Spain 27% Sweden 25%
table_chart Detailed Breakdown Table — Diesel
Country Pump €/L Product Excise Other VAT Tax Share
Netherlands
€2.579 €1.573 €0.550 €0.008 €0.448 39.0%
Finland
€2.555 €1.503 €0.527 €0.006 €0.519 41.2%
Denmark
€2.555 €1.474 €0.570 — €0.511 42.3%
Germany
€2.457 €1.433 €0.470 €0.162 €0.392 41.7%
Belgium
€2.387 €1.373 €0.600 — €0.414 42.5%
France
€2.384 €1.379 €0.608 — €0.397 42.1%
Italy
€2.281 €1.337 €0.533 — €0.411 41.4%
Lithuania
€2.258 €1.313 €0.500 €0.054 €0.392 41.9%
Austria
€2.238 €1.342 €0.378 €0.146 €0.373 40.1%
Greece
€2.224 €1.369 €0.410 €0.014 €0.431 38.4%
Portugal
€2.210 €1.371 €0.253 €0.173 €0.413 38.0%
Latvia
€2.169 €1.249 €0.467 €0.076 €0.376 42.4%
Luxembourg
€2.114 €1.385 €0.422 — €0.307 34.5%
Estonia
€2.113 €1.276 €0.428 — €0.409 39.6%
Romania
€2.093 €1.330 €0.400 — €0.363 36.4%
Sweden
€2.090 €1.562 €0.110 — €0.418 25.3%
Czechia
€2.071 €1.303 €0.409 — €0.359 37.1%
Ireland
€2.050 €1.294 €0.372 €0.001 €0.383 36.9%
Poland
€2.039 €1.269 €0.389 — €0.381 37.8%
Croatia
€1.975 €1.320 €0.260 — €0.395 33.2%
Slovenia
€1.975 €1.176 €0.330 €0.113 €0.356 40.5%
Hungary
€1.957 €1.179 €0.354 €0.008 €0.416 39.8%
Slovakia
€1.950 €1.178 €0.368 €0.040 €0.365 39.6%
Cyprus
€1.948 €1.226 €0.400 €0.011 €0.311 37.0%
Spain
€1.918 €1.406 €0.179 — €0.333 26.7%
Bulgaria
€1.916 €1.266 €0.330 — €0.319 33.9%
Malta
€1.210 €0.553 €0.472 — €0.185 54.3%
timeline Belgium — Historical Breakdown (Diesel)

✱ Estonia: Tax figure corrected according to EMTA

✱ Finland: Tax figure corrected according to Vero

✱ Hungary: Tax figure corrected according to NAV

✱ Ireland: Tax figure corrected according to Revenue

✱ Romania: Tax figure corrected according to Ministerul Finanțelor

✱ Germany: Tax figure corrected according to EnergieStG § 2

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: €2.138/L. Average tax share: 38.7%.

Cheapest: Malta at €1.210/L (tax: 54.3%). Most expensive: Netherlands at €2.579/L (tax: 39.0%).

Lowest tax burden: Sweden at 25.3%. Highest tax burden: Malta at 54.3%.

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