Data · Fuel price inflation by country: latest official figures

Fuel price inflation by country, May 2026: ranking

In May 2026, U.S. had the highest rate among 21 countries (40.5%) and Japan the lowest (-7%). 14 countries rose from the previous month and 7 fell. The euro area figure was 21.1%.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	U.S.	40.5%	2026-05	+12.1pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
2	Canada	33.19%	2026-05	+4.63pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Canada
3	France	29.2%	2026-05	-0.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
4	Netherlands	27.6%	2026-05	+3.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	Belgium	27%	2026-05	+0.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Sweden	26.9%	2026-05	-2.4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Austria	26%	2026-05	-1.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Portugal	25.2%	2026-05	+1.5pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	UK	24.6%	2026-05	+1.6pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Office for National Statistics (UK)
10	Finland	23.6%	2026-05	+2.7pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
11	South Korea	23.07%	2026-05	+1.99pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
12	Denmark	22.5%	2026-05	+3.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
13	Germany	17.7%	2026-05	-8pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	Italy	16.9%	2026-05	+4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
15	Spain	15.9%	2026-05	+0.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	Ireland	14.6%	2026-05	-2.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
17	Poland	12.7%	2026-05	+3.9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	Switzerland	12.7%	2026-05	+0.7pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
19	Australia	7.7%	2026-05	-10.9pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Australian Bureau of Statistics
20	Norway	0.4%	2026-05	-7.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
21	Japan	-7%	2026-05	+2.7pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Bureau of Japan
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	21.1%	2026-05	-0.9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)

← Previous month · Latest figures · Next month →

How to read this

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.

Monthly rankings

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, 2026-05 — license
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2026-05 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-05 — license