Strong increase in fuel prices continued in April 2026

In April 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in the EU increased by 20.8% compared with April 2025, following a rise of 12.9% in March 2026 compared with the same month of 2025. Up to February 2026, the price of fuels and lubricants in the EU was generally decreasing for both the EU average and most EU countries.

These prices rose in all EU countries in April 2026, and 15 saw increases above 20%. The highest increases were recorded in Luxembourg (+33.8%), France and Sweden (both +29.3%), Latvia (+28.1%) and Bulgaria (+27.8%). The lowest increases were recorded in Hungary (+1.5%), Poland (+8.8%) and Italy (+12.9%).

Source dataset: prc_hicp_minr

Both diesel and petrol on the rise

Looking at diesel and petrol prices in the EU, in April 2026, they increased by 33.7% for diesel and 13.6% for petrol compared with April 2025. In March 2026, diesel prices rose by 19.8% and petrol by 9.4%. 

On a monthly basis, EU consumers saw diesel prices go up by 7.9% and petrol prices by 2.4% compared with March 2026. In March 2026, diesel rose by 19.1% and petrol by 10.6% relative to February 2025.

Diesel prices went up in all EU countries between March and April 2026. The highest increases were in Slovenia (+23.5%), Bulgaria (+19.5%) and Cyprus (+18.0%), while the lowest were in Poland (+1.9%), Romania (+2.3%) and Bulgaria (+2.6%).

When it comes to petrol prices, 23 EU countries registered increases between March and April 2026 that ranged between 12.9% in Slovenia and 1.3% in Ireland. On the other hand, Romania (-1.2%), Spain (-4.6%) and Poland (- 6.1%) recorded decreases in April compared with the previous month. 

Source dataset: prc_hicp_minr