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Fuel price inflation by country, August 2026: ranking

In August 2026, Finland had the highest rate among 21 countries (27.6%) and Japan the lowest (-2.6%). 18 countries rose from the previous month and 3 fell. The euro area figure was 24.5%.

Rank	Country	Latest	Period	Change from previous month	Definition	Source
1	Finland	27.6%	2026-08	+7.1pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
2	Germany	27.5%	2026-08	+4.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
3	U.S.	27.4%	2026-08	+2.8pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
4	France	27.4%	2026-08	+7.5pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
5	Austria	25.7%	2026-08	+8.4pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
6	Belgium	25.3%	2026-08	+5.7pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
7	Portugal	24%	2026-08	+7.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
8	Poland	24%	2026-08	+8.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
9	Spain	23.9%	2026-08	+12.3pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
10	Netherlands	23.6%	2026-08	+1.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
11	UK	23%	2026-08	+7.5pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Office for National Statistics (UK)
12	Canada	22.78%	2026-08	-2.95pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Canada
13	Denmark	20.9%	2026-08	+1.6pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
14	Italy	20.3%	2026-08	+7.8pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
15	Switzerland	18%	2026-08	+9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
16	Australia	13.5%	2026-08	+13.9pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Australian Bureau of Statistics
17	Ireland	11.7%	2026-08	+8.5pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
18	South Korea	11.53%	2026-08	-1.1pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Korea (KOSIS)
19	Sweden	6.1%	2026-08	+4.9pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
20	Norway	-0.1%	2026-08	+4.2pp	HICP fuels and lubricants for personal transport	Eurostat (European Commission)
21	Japan	-2.6%	2026-08	-0.9pp	Motor fuel component of the national CPI	Statistics Bureau of Japan
Regional average (not ranked)	Euro area	24.5%	2026-08	+7.2pp	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, 2026-08 — license
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Consumer Price Index, accessed 2026-08 — license
Source: Eurostat, accessed 2026-08 — license