Prices for automotive fuel and lubricants for personal transport in the countries of the European Union in September 2026 increased by 31.4% compared to September of the previous year, Eurostat reported.
The highest price increase was recorded in Bulgaria (+42.2%), Estonia (+40.6%) and Lithuania (+40.2%). The lowest growth rates were observed in Hungary (+6.9%), Ireland (+17.7%) and Sweden (+19.9%).
EU country ranking by fuel price increase rates in September 2026-on-year, %:
1. Bulgaria — +42.2%
2. Estonia — +40.6%
3. Lithuania — +40.2%
4. Czechia — +37.5% 5–15. Other EU countries with growth above 30% — according to Eurostat data, there were 15 such countries in total along with Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania and Czechia.
5. Portugal — +30.3%
6. Sweden — +19.9%
7. Ireland — +17.7%
8. Hungary — +6.9%
According to Eurostat, in September compared to August, diesel fuel in the EU increased by 5.9%, gasoline by 6.7%. In August, the respective growth was 8.3% and 3.3%.
According to the Ukrainian retail price monitoring, the average price of A-95 gasoline in Ukraine at the end of September was about 89.3 UAH per liter, diesel fuel — 98.4 UAH per liter. At the beginning of the month, these figures were about 80.3 UAH and 91.4 UAH per liter, respectively.
Thus, during September, A-95 gasoline increased by approximately 11.1%, diesel fuel by 7.7%.
Meanwhile, these figures reflect the change in prices over one month, while the Eurostat ranking is based on annual dynamics. Therefore, without comparable data for September 2025 it is incorrect to include Ukraine in the overall ranking of countries by annual fuel price increase rates.
