South Africa Gasoline prices, 08-Dec-2025
The current gasoline price in South Africa is ZAR 21.00 per liter or USD 1.23 per liter and was updated on 08-Dec-2025.
For comparison, the average price of gasoline in the world is USD 1.19 per liter.
South Africa |
Gasoline prices |
|---|---|
| Current price | 1.23 |
| Measure | USD/Liter |
| Last update | 2025-12-08 |
| Data availability from | 2015-12-28 |
| Data frequency | Weekly |
Source: Central Energy Fund
We show Octane-95 gasoline price data for South Africa
from 2015-12-28 to 2025-12-08.
The average gasoline price during that period is ZAR 17.71
per liter with a minimum of
ZAR 11.74 on 2016-02-29 and a maximum of
ZAR 26.42 on 2022-07-04.
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.
Gasoline prices |
Price (ZAR/Liter) | Percent change |
|---|---|---|
| Current price | 21.00 | - |
| One month ago | 20.71 | 1.4 % |
| Three months ago | 21.14 | -0.7 % |
| One year ago | 21.08 | -0.4 % |
South Africa Gasoline prices: The last eight weeks
South Africa Gasoline prices, liter, South African Rand
* A long flat line means that the government fixes the prices.
South Africa: Gasoline price analytics |
Value |
|---|---|
| Percent of world average gasoline price | 87.62% |
| Correlation with crude oil prices | 0.55 |
| Percent change if oil prices increase 10% | 3.22% |
| Correlation with USD exchange rate | -0.75 |
| Price flexibility index: 0 (low) - 1 (high) | 0.24 |
| Correlation with diesel fuel prices | 0.94 |
| Percent of diesel price | 95.13% |
| Cost of 40 liter tank, percent of income | 8.49% |
Updated monthly. Methodological notes
