Data · Fuel price inflation by country: latest official figures

Fuel price inflation by country, April 2026: ranking

In April 2026, France had the highest rate among 21 countries (29.3%) and Japan the lowest (-9.7%). 18 countries rose from the previous month and 3 fell. The euro area figure was 22%.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	France	29.3%	2026-04	+12.9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Sweden	29.3%	2026-04	+13.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	Canada	28.56%	2026-04	+22.64pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Canada
4	U.S.	28.4%	2026-04	+9.5pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
5	Austria	27.3%	2026-04	+10.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Belgium	26.8%	2026-04	+10.4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Germany	25.7%	2026-04	+5.9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Netherlands	24.5%	2026-04	+5.7pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	Portugal	23.7%	2026-04	+11.5pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
10	UK	23%	2026-04	+18.1pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Office for National Statistics (UK)
11	South Korea	21.08%	2026-04	+13.12pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
12	Finland	20.9%	2026-04	+9.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	Denmark	19.3%	2026-04	+8.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	Australia	18.6%	2026-04	-5.6pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Australian Bureau of Statistics
15	Ireland	16.9%	2026-04	+6.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	Spain	15.6%	2026-04	+4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
17	Italy	12.9%	2026-04	+9.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	Switzerland	12%	2026-04	+11.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
19	Poland	8.8%	2026-04	+0.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
20	Norway	8%	2026-04	-6.7pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
21	Japan	-9.7%	2026-04	-4.3pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Bureau of Japan
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	22%	2026-04	+8.6pp	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, 2026-04 — license
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2026-04 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-04 — license