South Africa Gasoline prices, 10-Aug-2026

The current gasoline price in South Africa is ZAR 25.15 per liter or USD 1.55 per liter and was updated on 10-Aug-2026. For comparison, the average price of gasoline in the world is USD 1.41 per liter.
South Africa
 Gasoline prices
 Current price 1.55
 Measure USD/Liter
 Last update 2026-08-10
 Data availability from 2016-08-29
 Data frequency Weekly
Source: Central Energy Fund


We show Octane-95 gasoline price data for South Africa from 2016-08-29 to 2026-08-10. The average gasoline price during that period is ZAR 18.42 per liter with a minimum of ZAR 11.87 on 2020-05-04 and a maximum of ZAR 27.63 on 2026-06-01. Our data are obtained from official government sources, regulatory agencies, petroleum companies, and major media sources. We update the series for South Africa every week.

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Gasoline prices
 Price (ZAR/Liter) Percent change
 Current price 25.15 -
 One month ago 25.67 -2.0 %
 Three months ago 26.20 -4.0 %
 One year ago 21.18 18.7 %


South Africa Gasoline prices: The last eight weeks

South Africa Gasoline prices: The last eight weeks

South Africa Gasoline prices, liter, South African Rand


South Africa Gasoline prices: Historical graph; 2016-08-29-2026-08-10
* A long flat line means that the government fixes the prices.
South Africa: Gasoline price analytics
     Value
Percent of world average gasoline price     99.50%
Correlation with crude oil prices     0.54
Percent change if oil prices increase 10%     2.06%
Correlation with USD exchange rate     -0.66
Price flexibility index: 0 (low) - 1 (high)     0.24
Correlation with diesel fuel prices     0.92
Percent of diesel price     93.35%
Cost of 40 liter tank, percent of income     11.05%
Updated monthly. Methodological notes
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