EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for August 18, 2008. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €1.293/L, diesel €1.288/L. Cheapest petrol: Bulgaria at €1.070/L. Most expensive petrol: Netherlands at €1.599/L. Cheapest diesel: Bulgaria at €1.126/L. Most expensive diesel: Slovakia at €1.444/L. Price spread: €0.529/L (€26.45 per 50L tank). Data from 26 EU member states. Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin via fuel-prices.eu. Machine-readable data: llms.txt at https://www.fuel-prices.eu/weekly/llms.txt and llms-full.txt at https://www.fuel-prices.eu/weekly/llms-full.txt. All prices can be toggled between EUR/litre and USD/gallon using live ECB exchange rates.

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EU Fuel Prices — August 18, 2008

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€1.293
EU Avg Petrol
-0.69%
€1.288
EU Avg Diesel
-1.53%
€1.070
Cheapest 🇧🇬
€1.599
Priciest 🇳🇱

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇸🇪 Sweden +0.50%
🇷🇴 Romania +0.36%
🇩🇰 Denmark +0.14%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇵🇱 Poland -3.17%
🇸🇮 Slovenia -2.76%
🇨🇿 Czechia -2.74%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Jun 2 €1.293 – €1.362 Aug 18
Bulgaria €1.070 / €1.126
Lithuania €1.082 / €1.142 ▼1.5%
Latvia €1.086 / €1.152 ▼0.8%
Romania €1.104 / €1.195 ▲0.4%
Cyprus €1.107 / €1.198 ▼1.0%
Slovenia €1.129 / €1.197 ▼2.8%
Estonia €1.140 / €1.265
Greece €1.192 / €1.298 ▼0.7%
Spain €1.192 / €1.205 ▼0.4%
Malta €1.197 / €1.206
Luxembourg €1.240 / €1.149
Hungary €1.269 / €1.331 ▼1.0%
Austria €1.271 / €1.298 ▼1.1%
Czechia €1.280 / €1.360 ▼2.7%
Ireland €1.329 / €1.429
Poland €1.346 / €1.339 ▼3.2%
Slovakia €1.347 / €1.444 ▼0.6%
Sweden €1.395 / €1.384 ▲0.5%
France €1.417 / €1.322
Germany €1.435 / €1.353 ▼2.2%
Italy €1.449 / €1.419 ▼0.3%
Portugal €1.454 / €1.327 ▼1.0%
Denmark €1.461 / €1.325
Belgium €1.474 / €1.247 ▼0.7%
Finland €1.547 / €1.351 ▼0.5%
Netherlands €1.599 / €1.413
Bulgaria €1.070 / €1.126
Lithuania €1.082 / €1.142 ▼1.5%
Latvia €1.086 / €1.152 ▼0.8%
Romania €1.104 / €1.195 ▲0.4%
Cyprus €1.107 / €1.198 ▼1.0%
Slovenia €1.129 / €1.197 ▼2.8%
Estonia €1.140 / €1.265
Greece €1.192 / €1.298 ▼0.7%
Spain €1.192 / €1.205 ▼0.4%
Malta €1.197 / €1.206
Luxembourg €1.240 / €1.149
Hungary €1.269 / €1.331 ▼1.0%
Austria €1.271 / €1.298 ▼1.1%
Czechia €1.280 / €1.360 ▼2.7%
Ireland €1.329 / €1.429
Poland €1.346 / €1.339 ▼3.2%
Slovakia €1.347 / €1.444 ▼0.6%
Sweden €1.395 / €1.384 ▲0.5%
France €1.417 / €1.322
Germany €1.435 / €1.353 ▼2.2%
Italy €1.449 / €1.419 ▼0.3%
Portugal €1.454 / €1.327 ▼1.0%
Denmark €1.461 / €1.325
Belgium €1.474 / €1.247 ▼0.7%
Finland €1.547 / €1.351 ▼0.5%
Netherlands €1.599 / €1.413
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
August 18, 2008 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
BG
Bulgaria
Cheapest
Cheapest
€1.070
€1.126
-17.2%
2
LT
Lithuania
▼
€1.082
€1.142
-16.3%
3
LV
Latvia
▼
€1.086
€1.152
-16%
4
RO
Romania
▲
€1.104
€1.195
-14.6%
5
CY
Cyprus
▼
€1.107
€1.198
-14.4%
6
SI
Slovenia
▼
€1.129
€1.197
-12.7%
7
EE
Estonia
€1.140
€1.265
-11.8%
8
GR
Greece
▼
€1.192
€1.298
-7.8%
9
ES
Spain
▼
€1.192
€1.205
-7.8%
10
MT
Malta
€1.197
€1.206
-7.4%
11
LU
Luxembourg
€1.240
€1.149
-4.1%
12
HU
Hungary
▼
€1.269
€1.331
-1.9%
13
AT
Austria
▼
€1.271
€1.298
-1.7%
14
CZ
Czechia
▼
€1.280
€1.360
-1%
EU AVG €1.293
15
IE
Ireland
€1.329
€1.429
+2.8%
16
PL
Poland
▼
€1.346
€1.339
+4.1%
17
SK
Slovakia
▼
Priciest
€1.347
€1.444
+4.2%
18
SE
Sweden
▲
€1.395
€1.384
+7.9%
19
FR
France
€1.417
€1.322
+9.6%
20
DE
Germany
▼
€1.435
€1.353
+11%
21
IT
Italy
€1.449
€1.419
+12.1%
22
PT
Portugal
▼
€1.454
€1.327
+12.5%
23
DK
Denmark
€1.461
€1.325
+13%
24
BE
Belgium
▼
€1.474
€1.247
+14%
25
FI
Finland
▼
€1.547
€1.351
+19.6%
26
NL
Netherlands
Priciest
€1.599
€1.413
+23.7%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇧🇬 Bulgaria → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €26.45/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.149
+12.5% petrol
Aug 20, 2007
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €1.070 -17.2% 0.00%
2 🇱🇹 Lithuania €1.082 -16.3% -1.46%
3 🇱🇻 Latvia €1.086 -16% -0.82%
4 🇷🇴 Romania €1.104 -14.6% +0.36%
5 🇨🇾 Cyprus €1.107 -14.4% -0.98%
6 🇸🇮 Slovenia €1.129 -12.7% -2.76%
7 🇪🇪 Estonia €1.140 -11.8% 0.00%
8 🇬🇷 Greece €1.192 -7.8% -0.67%
9 🇪🇸 Spain €1.192 -7.8% -0.42%
10 🇲🇹 Malta €1.197 -7.4% 0.00%
11 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €1.240 -4.1% 0.00%
12 🇭🇺 Hungary €1.269 -1.9% -1.01%
13 🇦🇹 Austria €1.271 -1.7% -1.09%
14 🇨🇿 Czechia €1.280 -1% -2.74%
15 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.329 +2.8% -0.08%
16 🇵🇱 Poland €1.346 +4.1% -3.17%
17 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.347 +4.2% -0.59%
18 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.395 +7.9% +0.50%
19 🇫🇷 France €1.417 +9.6% -0.07%
20 🇩🇪 Germany €1.435 +11% -2.18%
21 🇮🇹 Italy €1.449 +12.1% -0.28%
22 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.454 +12.5% -1.02%
23 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.461 +13% +0.14%
24 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.474 +14% -0.67%
25 🇫🇮 Finland €1.547 +19.6% -0.51%
26 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.599 +23.7% +0.13%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €1.126 -12.6%
2 🇱🇹 Lithuania €1.142 -11.3%
3 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €1.149 -10.8%
4 🇱🇻 Latvia €1.152 -10.6%
5 🇷🇴 Romania €1.195 -7.2%
6 🇸🇮 Slovenia €1.197 -7.1%
7 🇨🇾 Cyprus €1.198 -7%
8 🇪🇸 Spain €1.205 -6.4%
9 🇲🇹 Malta €1.206 -6.4%
10 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.247 -3.2%
11 🇪🇪 Estonia €1.265 -1.8%
12 🇦🇹 Austria €1.298 +0.8%
13 🇬🇷 Greece €1.298 +0.8%
14 🇫🇷 France €1.322 +2.6%
15 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.325 +2.9%
16 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.327 +3%
17 🇭🇺 Hungary €1.331 +3.3%
18 🇵🇱 Poland €1.339 +4%
19 🇫🇮 Finland €1.351 +4.9%
20 🇩🇪 Germany €1.353 +5%
21 🇨🇿 Czechia €1.360 +5.6%
22 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.384 +7.5%
23 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.413 +9.7%
24 🇮🇹 Italy €1.419 +10.2%
25 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.429 +10.9%
26 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.444 +12.1%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of August 18, 2008, the EU average petrol price fell 0.69% to €1.293/L. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria remains the cheapest at €1.070/L, while 🇳🇱 Netherlands is the most expensive at €1.599/L — a spread of €0.529/L (€26.45 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is +12.5% for petrol and +26% for diesel.