EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, 2 Nov 2026
Fuel prices in Bulgaria
Petrol, Euro-super 95
€1.605/L
▼ -0.021 vs last week
EU rank 4 of 27 · -0.325 vs EU average
Diesel
€1.893/L
▲ +0.002 vs last week
EU rank 3 of 27 · -0.261 vs EU average
LPG
€0.641/L
National averages with taxes included, from the European Commission’s EU Weekly Oil Bulletin of 2 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0).
Bulgaria at a glance
Price history and where today sits in it
Petrol vs diesel, 2005 to today
One point per month from the bulletin price developments file, which runs from 2005 (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
The last 12 months, week by week
Bulgaria’s weekly bulletin prices over the last 12 months (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
How today compares with every week since 2005
Today’s petrol price is higher than in 98% of all weeks since 2005, across the 943 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 26 Oct 2026 to find petrol at €1.625/L or more.
Today’s diesel price is higher than in 100% of all weeks since 2005, across the 943 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 5 Oct 2026 to find diesel at €1.893/L or more.
Worked out from Bulgaria’s own weekly bulletin history, held here in full (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
Records from Bulgaria’s own price history
Petrol: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 4 Jul 2022 | €1.724/L |
| Week of 27 Jun 2022 | €1.714/L |
| Week of 18 Jul 2022 | €1.708/L |
| Week of 11 Jul 2022 | €1.708/L |
| Week of 25 Jul 2022 | €1.692/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 5 Jan 2009 | €0.741/L |
| Week of 15 Dec 2008 | €0.773/L |
| Week of 12 Jan 2009 | €0.776/L |
| Week of 19 Jan 2009 | €0.776/L |
| Week of 26 Jan 2009 | €0.789/L |
Diesel: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 28 Sep 2026 | €1.928/L |
| Week of 21 Sep 2026 | €1.916/L |
| Week of 5 Oct 2026 | €1.893/L |
| Week of 2 Nov 2026 | €1.893/L |
| Week of 26 Oct 2026 | €1.890/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 23 Feb 2009 | €0.771/L |
| Week of 2 Mar 2009 | €0.771/L |
| Week of 9 Mar 2009 | €0.771/L |
| Week of 16 Mar 2009 | €0.771/L |
| Week of 23 Mar 2009 | €0.782/L |
First bulletin of the year, selected years
| Year | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €0.935/L | €0.886/L |
| 2015 | €1.117/L | €1.066/L |
| 2020 | €1.108/L | €1.123/L |
| 2022 | €1.193/L | €1.216/L |
| 2026 | €1.217/L | €1.240/L |
The price in the first weekly bulletin of each year, from Bulgaria’s stored weekly series.
What makes up the price of a litre
Petrol, €1.605/L
- Product and margins€0.974 (61%)
- Excise duty€0.363 (23%)
- VAT at 20%€0.268 (17%)
Diesel, €1.893/L
- Product and margins€1.247 (66%)
- Excise duty€0.330 (17%)
- VAT at 20%€0.316 (17%)
The split applies the bulletin’s own duties and taxes tables (excise duty and the VAT rate) to the pump price of 2 Nov 2026. Whatever is left is the fuel itself and the margins on it. European Commission (CC BY 4.0).
A 50 litre tank across the border
| Country | Petrol, 50L | Diesel, 50L |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria (this page) | €80.25 | €94.65 |
| Greece | €106.25€26.00 more than here | €106.95€12.30 more than here |
| RomaniaCheapest neighbour | €94.05€13.80 more than here | €103.55€8.90 more than here |
Each figure is a full 50 litre tank at that country’s bulletin price of 2 Nov 2026, with the difference against Bulgaria shown alongside.
Calculators for Bulgaria
The three calculators below work from Bulgaria’s bulletin prices of 2 Nov 2026, so the numbers move with every new bulletin.
Tank cost
What filling up costs in Bulgaria, what the same tank costs at the EU average price, and across the cheapest border.
Monthly driving cost
What a month of your driving costs at Bulgaria prices.
More on fuel prices in Bulgaria
Questions about fuel prices in Bulgaria
What is the average price of petrol and diesel in Bulgaria?
In the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, a litre of petrol (Euro-super 95) cost €1.605 on average in Bulgaria, and a litre of diesel €1.893, taxes included. That puts Bulgaria 4 of 27 for petrol and 3 of 27 for diesel, counting from the cheapest.
How does Bulgaria compare with the EU average?
Across the EU as a whole, the same bulletin put the weighted average at €1.929/L for petrol and €2.154/L for diesel. Against that, Bulgaria is -16.8% on petrol and -12.1% on diesel.
How much of the price of fuel in Bulgaria is tax?
Take the pump price in the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026: excise duty, VAT and other indirect taxes account for 39% of every litre of petrol and 34% of every litre of diesel. The stacked bars above show where the rest of the money goes.
What is the most expensive fuel has ever been in Bulgaria?
Petrol reached its highest point at €1.724/L in the week of 4 Jul 2022. Diesel peaked at €1.928/L in the week of 28 Sep 2026. Both come from Bulgaria's own weekly bulletin record, which runs back to 2005.
When were prices last this high in Bulgaria?
Petrol last reached €1.605/L or more in the week of 26 Oct 2026. Diesel last reached €1.893/L or more in the week of 5 Oct 2026.
Sources and method
- Everything on price, history, records and tax on this page comes from one place: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin (European Commission, DG ENER), bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, reused under CC BY 4.0.
- Other currencies are converted at ECB euro reference rates (European Central Bank); the rate in force is the one shown in the header selector.
- How to read this page: the averages are the prices drivers pay at the pump, taxes included, exactly as the bulletin publishes them. Records, extremes and percentiles all come from Bulgaria’s own stored weekly series, back to 2005. Nothing is estimated, and nothing is borrowed from another country’s data. The calculators use the per-litre prices above as published, to three decimal places.