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Fuel price inflation by country, March 2026: ranking

In March 2026, Australia had the highest rate among 21 countries (24.2%) and Japan the lowest (-5.4%). 21 countries rose from the previous month and 0 fell. The euro area figure was 13.4%.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Australia	24.2%	2026-03	+31.4pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Australian Bureau of Statistics
2	Germany	19.8%	2026-03	+19.4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	U.S.	18.9%	2026-03	+24.5pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
4	Netherlands	18.8%	2026-03	+16.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	Austria	17.2%	2026-03	+22.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	France	16.4%	2026-03	+18.8pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Belgium	16.4%	2026-03	+22.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Sweden	16.2%	2026-03	+25pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	Norway	14.7%	2026-03	+19.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
10	Portugal	12.2%	2026-03	+16.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
11	Spain	11.6%	2026-03	+17pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
12	Finland	11.3%	2026-03	+12.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	Denmark	11.2%	2026-03	+16.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	Ireland	10.7%	2026-03	+13.9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
15	Poland	8.5%	2026-03	+16.4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	South Korea	7.96%	2026-03	+10.62pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
17	Canada	5.92%	2026-03	+20.12pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Canada
18	UK	4.9%	2026-03	+9.5pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Office for National Statistics (UK)
19	Italy	3.7%	2026-03	+9.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
20	Switzerland	0.9%	2026-03	+6.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
21	Japan	-5.4%	2026-03	+9.5pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Bureau of Japan
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	13.4%	2026-03	+16.3pp	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, 2026-03 — license
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2026-03 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-03 — license