EU Fuel Prices Weekly Report for May 18, 2009. EU average: Euro 95 petrol €1.073/L, diesel €0.936/L. Cheapest petrol: Romania at €0.843/L. Most expensive petrol: Netherlands at €1.377/L. Cheapest diesel: Poland at €0.785/L. Most expensive diesel: Slovakia at €1.066/L. Price spread: €0.534/L (€26.70 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 — May 18, 2009

26 EU member states · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin

€1.073
EU Avg Petrol
+1.23%
€0.936
EU Avg Diesel
+0.21%
€0.843
Cheapest 🇷🇴
€1.377
Priciest 🇳🇱

trending_up Biggest Price Increases

🇮🇪 Ireland +3.62%
🇱🇺 Luxembourg +3.36%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria +3.12%

trending_down Biggest Price Drops

🇭🇺 Hungary -2.28%
🇸🇮 Slovenia 0.00%
🇲🇹 Malta 0.00%

12-Week EU Average Petrol Trend

Feb 23 €0.984 – €1.073 May 18
Romania €0.843 / €0.820 ▲2.6%
Cyprus €0.862 / €0.815
Estonia €0.885 / €0.846
Bulgaria €0.893 / €0.831 ▲3.1%
Poland €0.920 / €0.785 ▲1.2%
Hungary €0.943 / €0.895 ▼2.3%
Latvia €0.953 / €0.882
Greece €0.955 / €0.936 ▲2.3%
Spain €0.983 / €0.877 ▲1.3%
Slovenia €1.010 / €0.990
Czechia €1.013 / €0.971 ▲3.1%
Lithuania €1.026 / €0.888 ▲2.2%
Austria €1.045 / €0.958 ▲1.7%
Luxembourg €1.047 / €0.830 ▲3.4%
Malta €1.060 / €0.950
Slovakia €1.080 / €1.066 ▲2.1%
Ireland €1.089 / €1.004 ▲3.6%
Sweden €1.164 / €1.022 ▲0.9%
France €1.208 / €0.979 ▲1.6%
Portugal €1.227 / €0.977 ▲1.5%
Italy €1.234 / €1.066 ▲0.4%
Belgium €1.238 / €0.954
Finland €1.265 / €0.958
Germany €1.276 / €1.046 ▲0.4%
Denmark €1.307 / €1.028 ▲2.0%
Netherlands €1.377 / €0.969 ▲1.6%
Romania €0.843 / €0.820 ▲2.6%
Cyprus €0.862 / €0.815
Estonia €0.885 / €0.846
Bulgaria €0.893 / €0.831 ▲3.1%
Poland €0.920 / €0.785 ▲1.2%
Hungary €0.943 / €0.895 ▼2.3%
Latvia €0.953 / €0.882
Greece €0.955 / €0.936 ▲2.3%
Spain €0.983 / €0.877 ▲1.3%
Slovenia €1.010 / €0.990
Czechia €1.013 / €0.971 ▲3.1%
Lithuania €1.026 / €0.888 ▲2.2%
Austria €1.045 / €0.958 ▲1.7%
Luxembourg €1.047 / €0.830 ▲3.4%
Malta €1.060 / €0.950
Slovakia €1.080 / €1.066 ▲2.1%
Ireland €1.089 / €1.004 ▲3.6%
Sweden €1.164 / €1.022 ▲0.9%
France €1.208 / €0.979 ▲1.6%
Portugal €1.227 / €0.977 ▲1.5%
Italy €1.234 / €1.066 ▲0.4%
Belgium €1.238 / €0.954
Finland €1.265 / €0.958
Germany €1.276 / €1.046 ▲0.4%
Denmark €1.307 / €1.028 ▲2.0%
Netherlands €1.377 / €0.969 ▲1.6%
bar_chart Fuel Price Comparison — All 26 EU Countries
Sorted by Petrol Price · Cheapest → Most Expensive
May 18, 2009 · 26 member states · EC Oil Bulletin · Hover for savings
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
EU Avg
1
RO
Romania
Cheapest
€0.843
€0.820
-21.4%
2
CY
Cyprus
€0.862
€0.815
-19.7%
3
EE
Estonia
€0.885
€0.846
-17.5%
4
BG
Bulgaria
▲
€0.893
€0.831
-16.8%
5
PL
Poland
▲
Cheapest
€0.920
€0.785
-14.3%
6
HU
Hungary
▼
€0.943
€0.895
-12.1%
7
LV
Latvia
€0.953
€0.882
-11.2%
8
GR
Greece
▲
€0.955
€0.936
-11%
9
ES
Spain
▲
€0.983
€0.877
-8.4%
10
SI
Slovenia
€1.010
€0.990
-5.9%
11
CZ
Czechia
▲
€1.013
€0.971
-5.6%
12
LT
Lithuania
▲
€1.026
€0.888
-4.4%
13
AT
Austria
▲
€1.045
€0.958
-2.6%
14
LU
Luxembourg
▲
€1.047
€0.830
-2.4%
15
MT
Malta
€1.060
€0.950
-1.2%
EU AVG €1.073
16
SK
Slovakia
▲
Priciest
€1.080
€1.066
+0.7%
17
IE
Ireland
▲
€1.089
€1.004
+1.5%
18
SE
Sweden
▲
€1.164
€1.022
+8.5%
19
FR
France
▲
€1.208
€0.979
+12.6%
20
PT
Portugal
▲
€1.227
€0.977
+14.4%
21
IT
Italy
▲
€1.234
€1.066
+15%
22
BE
Belgium
€1.238
€0.954
+15.4%
23
FI
Finland
€1.265
€0.958
+17.9%
24
DE
Germany
▲
€1.276
€1.046
+18.9%
25
DK
Denmark
▲
€1.307
€1.028
+21.8%
26
NL
Netherlands
Priciest
€1.377
€0.969
+28.3%
south Below avg
north Above avg
▲▼ WoW on hover
🇷🇴 Romania → 🇳🇱 Netherlands: save €26.70/tank
⛽ Petrol
🛢️ Diesel
history Same Week, Different Year
1 Year Ago
€1.291
-16.9% petrol
May 19, 2008
leaderboard Full EU Ranking — Euro 95 Petrol
#Country€/Lvs AvgWoW
1 🇷🇴 Romania €0.843 -21.4% +2.55%
2 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.862 -19.7% 0.00%
3 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.885 -17.5% 0.00%
4 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.893 -16.8% +3.12%
5 🇵🇱 Poland €0.920 -14.3% +1.21%
6 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.943 -12.1% -2.28%
7 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.953 -11.2% +0.11%
8 🇬🇷 Greece €0.955 -11% +2.25%
9 🇪🇸 Spain €0.983 -8.4% +1.34%
10 🇸🇮 Slovenia €1.010 -5.9% 0.00%
11 🇨🇿 Czechia €1.013 -5.6% +3.05%
12 🇱🇹 Lithuania €1.026 -4.4% +2.19%
13 🇦🇹 Austria €1.045 -2.6% +1.65%
14 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €1.047 -2.4% +3.36%
15 🇲🇹 Malta €1.060 -1.2% 0.00%
16 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.080 +0.7% +2.08%
17 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.089 +1.5% +3.62%
18 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.164 +8.5% +0.87%
19 🇫🇷 France €1.208 +12.6% +1.60%
20 🇵🇹 Portugal €1.227 +14.4% +1.49%
21 🇮🇹 Italy €1.234 +15% +0.41%
22 🇧🇪 Belgium €1.238 +15.4% 0.00%
23 🇫🇮 Finland €1.265 +17.9% 0.00%
24 🇩🇪 Germany €1.276 +18.9% +0.39%
25 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.307 +21.8% +2.03%
26 🇳🇱 Netherlands €1.377 +28.3% +1.62%
local_gas_station Full EU Ranking — Diesel
#Country€/Lvs Avg
1 🇵🇱 Poland €0.785 -16.1%
2 🇨🇾 Cyprus €0.815 -12.9%
3 🇷🇴 Romania €0.820 -12.4%
4 🇱🇺 Luxembourg €0.830 -11.3%
5 🇧🇬 Bulgaria €0.831 -11.2%
6 🇪🇪 Estonia €0.846 -9.6%
7 🇪🇸 Spain €0.877 -6.3%
8 🇱🇻 Latvia €0.882 -5.8%
9 🇱🇹 Lithuania €0.888 -5.1%
10 🇭🇺 Hungary €0.895 -4.4%
11 🇬🇷 Greece €0.936 0%
12 🇲🇹 Malta €0.950 +1.5%
13 🇧🇪 Belgium €0.954 +1.9%
14 🇦🇹 Austria €0.958 +2.4%
15 🇫🇮 Finland €0.958 +2.4%
16 🇳🇱 Netherlands €0.969 +3.5%
17 🇨🇿 Czechia €0.971 +3.7%
18 🇵🇹 Portugal €0.977 +4.4%
19 🇫🇷 France €0.979 +4.6%
20 🇸🇮 Slovenia €0.990 +5.8%
21 🇮🇪 Ireland €1.004 +7.3%
22 🇸🇪 Sweden €1.022 +9.2%
23 🇩🇰 Denmark €1.028 +9.8%
24 🇩🇪 Germany €1.046 +11.8%
25 🇮🇹 Italy €1.066 +13.9%
26 🇸🇰 Slovakia €1.066 +13.9%
auto_awesome Key Takeaways

For the week of May 18, 2009, the EU average petrol price rose 1.23% to €1.073/L. 🇷🇴 Romania remains the cheapest at €0.843/L, while 🇳🇱 Netherlands is the most expensive at €1.377/L — a spread of €0.534/L (€26.70 per 50L tank).

Compared to the same week last year, the EU average is -16.9% for petrol and -28.7% for diesel.