Data · Fuel price inflation by country: latest official figures

Fuel price inflation by country, October 2025: ranking

In October 2025, South Korea had the highest rate among 21 countries (4.53%) and Canada the lowest (-9.36%). 7 countries rose from the previous month and 14 fell. The euro area figure was -0.6%.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	South Korea	4.53%	2025-10	+2.49pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
2	Ireland	3.4%	2025-10	+3.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Denmark	2.2%	2025-10	-2.7pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Netherlands	2%	2025-10	-1.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	Australia	1.9%	2025-10	-0.9pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Australian Bureau of Statistics
6	UK	1.4%	2025-10	+2.6pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Office for National Statistics (UK)
7	Germany	0.3%	2025-10	-0.7pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Austria	0.3%	2025-10	+0.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	Japan	0%	2025-10	-0.4pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Bureau of Japan
10	Portugal	-0.4%	2025-10	-2.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
11	Norway	-0.5%	2025-10	-2.8pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
12	Spain	-0.7%	2025-10	-0.9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	France	-1.1%	2025-10	-1.4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	Belgium	-1.4%	2025-10	-2.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
15	Italy	-1.5%	2025-10	+0.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	U.S.	-1.7%	2025-10	-1.2pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
17	Poland	-1.8%	2025-10	+3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	Switzerland	-3.3%	2025-10	+1.8pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
19	Finland	-3.8%	2025-10	-1.5pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
20	Sweden	-6.4%	2025-10	-2.8pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
21	Canada	-9.36%	2025-10	-5.24pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Canada
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	-0.6%	2025-10	-0.8pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)

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Change is the difference from the previous period of the same series, in percentage points.
Definitions are not identical across countries (see the definition column). The table compares published headline figures; it is not a ranking of living standards.

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Source

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — license
Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — license
Source: Statistics Canada. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada — license
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0) — license
Source: Statistics Korea (KOSIS), Consumer Price Survey / Economically Active Population Survey, 2025-10 — license
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2025-10 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2025-10 — license