The September annual increase follows July's 16.9% and August's 23.8%.

In September, compared to the same month in 2025, three EU countries recorded price increases of more than 40%: Bulgaria (42.2%), Estonia (40.6%) and Lithuania (40.2%).

Another 12 EU countries recorded increases of more than 30%, ranging from 37.5% in the Czech Republic to 30.3% in Portugal, which ranks 15th out of 27.

The smallest price increase, compared to September 2025, was in Hungary (6.9%), followed by Ireland (17.7%) and Sweden (19.9%). Compared with August, EU diesel prices rose 5.9%, and gasoline prices rose 6.7%, while in Portugal the increases were 5.1% and 5.9%, respectively.

Eurostat does not publish year-on-year data on diesel and gasoline prices.

Fuel prices have increased since the war in Iran, which began on 28 February and is severely disrupting merchant shipping traffic in the region.

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