Motor fuel price statistics, July 2025
Released: 1 August 2025
Based on data in the Weekly Oil Bulletin, published by the EU, the average price of 95-octane petrol was 585 forints in Hungary in the month of July, which was 6 forints or 1.0% lower than the average of 591 forints for neighbouring countries. In countries in the region, the average price in July was 573 forints, the price in Hungary being 2.1% or 12 forints higher. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the average price of 95 petrol was cut by 6 forints in Hungary. In parallel, the averages observed for neighbouring countries and for countries in the region lessened, too, by 6 and 2 forints, respectively.
The monthly average price of diesel motor fuel was 603 forints in Hungary, which was 6 forints or 1.0% lower than the average of 609 forints for neighbouring countries. The average domestic price of diesel motor fuel was 18 forints or 3.1% higher than the regional average price of 585 forints. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the monthly average diesel oil price in Hungary went up by 13 forints. The averages observed for neighbouring countries and countries in the region increased also by 13 forints compared to June data.
Out of the countries in the region, the average price of petrol in July was higher in Austria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovakia than in Hungary. Compared to the previous month, it went down the most, by 13 forints in Romania.
The average price of 95-octane petrol was less than 5% lower in Czechia and Slovenia, 5–10% lower in Poland and Romania, and more than 15% lower in Bulgaria than in Hungary.
The average price of diesel oil in July was higher in Austria, Croatia and Serbia than the value in Hungary; however, it was over 15% lower in Bulgaria. Compared to the previous month, the average price of diesel increased in all countries in the region, and the largest growth of 27 forints was recorded for Croatia.