World gasoline prices compared to the USA
As the chart shows, most countries have more expensive gasoline than the U.S.. In many cases, the price difference is significant. The primary reason for this difference is that the fuel taxes in the U.S. are much lower than in the rest of the world. Countries generally have access to crude oil and refined products at roughly the same prices. The difference in the retail prices are to some extent due to varying costs of distribution but the main difference is taxes. On the other end of the distribution are primarily the major oil exporting countries that subsidize domestic fuel prices.
You can read our fuel price primer for more information on the factors that explain fuel price differences across countries and the price changes over time.
Kuwait
Algeria
Egypt
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Bahrain
UAE
Malaysia
Ecuador
Lebanon
Indonesia
Vietnam
Burma
Guyana
Paraguay
Russia
Panama
Tunisia
Pakistan
Belarus
Puerto Rico
Taiwan
Philippines
Bangladesh
Honduras
Japan
Bolivia
El Salvador
Guatemala
Curacao
China
Nepal
Tanzania
Australia
Grenada
Sri Lanka
Cambodia
Lesotho
India
Madagascar
Colombia
Georgia
Suriname
Canada
Fiji
Brazil
Aruba
Jamaica
Argentina
Dom. Rep.
Peru
Namibia
South Africa
Benin
Costa Rica
Ghana
Turkey
Mauritius
South Korea
Saint Lucia
Mozambique
Cape Verde
Thailand
Morocco
Nicaragua
Laos
Rwanda
Moldova
N. Maced.
Kenya
Bosnia & Herz.
Chile
Cayman Islands
Sierra Leone
Bulgaria
Jordan
Ukraine
Zambia
Mexico
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Burkina Faso
Andorra
Zimbabwe
Cyprus
Malta
Poland
New Zealand
Czech Republic
Montenegro
Iceland
Slovenia
Lithuania
Spain
Sweden
Croatia
Luxembourg
Estonia
Hungary
Slovakia
Austria
Latvia
UK
Serbia
Belgium
Romania
Wallis and Futuna
Barbados
Italy
Mayotte
Portugal
France
Uruguay
Greece
Ireland
Germany
Norway
Singapore
Switzerland
Finland
Liechtenstein
Israel
Denmark
Netherlands
Malawi
Hong Kong
