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.

Bangladesh

Ireland

Norway

Turkey

Singapore

Kuwait

Qatar

Algeria

Hong Kong

Malta

Switzerland

Austria

Spain

Cape Verde

Italy

Lithuania

Belgium

Iceland

France

Sweden

Portugal

Luxembourg

Romania

Slovakia

Japan

Denmark

N. Maced.

Morocco

Bulgaria

Egypt

South Korea

Czech Republic

Latvia

Netherlands

India

Madagascar

Guyana

Australia

Montenegro

Slovenia

Poland

Estonia

Serbia

Croatia

Saudi Arabia

Bosnia & Herz.

Germany

Finland

China

Vietnam

Bahrain

Peru

Indonesia

Hungary

Tunisia

Panama

Rwanda

Oman

Dom. Rep.

Belarus

UAE

Mauritius

Argentina

Russia

Uruguay

Puerto Rico

USA

Cameroon

Cyprus

Israel

Philippines

Chile

New Zealand

Ivory Coast

Paraguay

Colombia

Nepal

Ukraine

Moldova

Kenya

Barbados

Greece

Ecuador

Zambia

Laos

Grenada

Tanzania

Mexico

Mozambique

Canada

Saint Lucia

Sri Lanka

Fiji

South Africa

Aruba

Zimbabwe

Thailand

Brazil

Georgia

Guatemala

Malaysia

Nicaragua

Cambodia

El Salvador

Namibia

Ghana

Bolivia

Pakistan

Honduras

Jamaica

Burkina Faso

Jordan

Burma

Sierra Leone

Lesotho

Benin

Malawi

Suriname

Lebanon

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.