Eurostat reports that fuel prices in Romania rose by 29.4% in September 2026 compared with the same month in 2025

Călin Nicolescu

21 October 2026, 16:17

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Prices for fuels and lubricants for personal transport in Romania rose by 29.4% in September 2026 compared with the same month last year, according to data published by Eurostat. The increase was higher than the 26.7% reported in August.

Between August and September 2026, diesel prices rose in 26 European Union member states. Romania recorded one of the smallest monthly increases, at 3%, after Spain, at 2.4%, and Croatia, at 2.5%. The largest increases were recorded in Sweden, at 12.8%, Latvia, at 10.3%, and Poland, at 9.7%.

For petrol, prices in Romania rose by 4.2% over the same period, the second-smallest increase in the Union. A smaller increase was reported in Cyprus, at 3.8%, while Slovenia recorded a rise of 4.6%. Sweden, Poland and Estonia were at the opposite end of the scale.

Across the EU, diesel prices rose by 5.9% in September compared with August, while petrol prices increased by 6.7%. Compared with September 2025, the largest annual increases were reported in Bulgaria, Estonia and Lithuania.

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Context: Before September, fuel price increases were visible in Romania and across Europe

In July 2026, Romania recorded the largest annual increase in prices for fuels and lubricants for personal transport in the European Union, at 24.2% compared with July 2025. Across the EU, the annual increase was 16.9%, while diesel and petrol moved differently from month to month: in the EU, diesel increased by 4.3% between June and July, while petrol rose by 4.7%.

In the second half of the summer, drivers also reported rapid increases at the pump: on August 13, 2026, in many large cities, standard petrol cost more than 9.50 lei per litre, an increase of approximately 20 bani compared with the previous day, while diesel rose by nearly 15 bani, to an average price of 10.67 lei per litre.

On the domestic market, diesel continued to be the variable that pushed prices up over short periods: on September 17, the price of diesel increased by 4 to 14 bani per litre at major networks, while petrol remained almost unchanged, below the threshold of 10 lei per litre.