Petrol, the second largest monthly price increase in the EU in August. Annually, prices rose 26.7% in Romania

Romania recorded the second largest monthly increase in petrol prices among all European Union member states in August, according to data published on Tuesday by Eurostat. Petrol prices rose by 6.6%, nearly double the European average of 3.3%.

Petrol prices increased in August compared to July in 22 of the 27 member states, fell in three countries, and remained unchanged in the other two. According to Eurostat, the largest increases were recorded in Spain (8.2%), Romania (6.6%), Italy (6.3%), and Cyprus (6.2%), whilst slight decreases were seen in Hungary (0.6%), Denmark (0.3%), and Slovakia (0.1%).

As regards diesel, the situation was reversed: Romania was among the countries with the smallest monthly increases. Diesel prices rose by 6.1%, below the EU average of 8.3%. The largest diesel price increases were recorded in the Czech Republic (14.3%), Bulgaria (13.5%), and Luxembourg (12.3%), whilst the smallest were in Italy (5.2%), Romania (6.1%), and the Netherlands (6.2%). Diesel prices rose overall in 26 of the 27 member states.

Annual price rise of 26.7% in Romania

Looking at the annual trend, prices for fuels and lubricants for personal transport increased across the European Union as a whole by 23.8% in August 2026 compared to August 2025. In Romania, the annual increase was 26.7% — higher than the advances of 23.1% recorded in June and 24.2% in July.

Romania was surpassed by several other countries with even larger annual price rises: Bulgaria (34.5%), Lithuania (28.8%), Finland (27.6%), Germany (27.5%), and France (27.4%).

The smallest annual increases were reported in Hungary (1.3%), Sweden (6.1%), and Ireland (11.7%). In total, 18 EU member states recorded fuel price increases of more than 20% in August compared to the same month of the previous year.