Gasoline consumption as percent of income

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The chart shows the percent of income spent on gasoline in various countries. In countries with a low percent, we have some combination of limited gasoline consumption, low gasoline price and high income. The chart uses our latest gasoline price data. Press Ctrl+F on your keyboard to search for a specific country. Another look at the data is to consider the percent of monthly income that is needed to fill a tank of gas in various countries.

Ireland

Norway

Turkey

Singapore

Kuwait

Qatar

Hong Kong

Spain

Belgium

Austria

Egypt

Algeria

France

Switzerland

Luxembourg

Malta

Sweden

Italy

Lithuania

Cape Verde

Portugal

Romania

Australia

Denmark

South Korea

N. Maced.

Peru

Montenegro

Czech Republic

Bulgaria

Netherlands

China

Slovakia

Bosnia & Herz.

Bahrain

Iceland

Panama

Latvia

Madagascar

UAE

Germany

Slovenia

Finland

Rwanda

India

Croatia

Poland

Serbia

Japan

Vietnam

Estonia

Israel

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Guyana

Philippines

Belarus

Puerto Rico

Argentina

Nepal

Dom. Rep.

Paraguay

Malaysia

USA

Chile

Oman

Colombia

Hungary

Ivory Coast

Moldova

Indonesia

Zimbabwe

New Zealand

Uruguay

Zambia

Bolivia

Cyprus

Tanzania

Laos

Ecuador

Ukraine

Kenya

Cameroon

South Africa

Canada

Greece

Mauritius

Guatemala

Sri Lanka

Mozambique

Fiji

Pakistan

Mexico

El Salvador

Thailand

Ghana

Cambodia

Brazil

Malawi

Grenada

Barbados

Aruba

Honduras

Georgia

Namibia

Saint Lucia

Jamaica

Nicaragua

Sierra Leone

Burkina Faso

Burma

Jordan

Lesotho

Suriname

Lebanon

Benin

Notes: The calculations use gasoline consumption data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, GDP data from the World Bank, and our data on fuel prices.