Motor fuel price statistics, December 2024
Released: 3 January 2025
Based on data in the Weekly Oil Bulletin, published by the EU, the average price of 95-octane petrol was 617 forints in Hungary in the month of December, which was the same as the average value in neighbouring countries. In countries in the region, the average price in December was 600 forints, the price in Hungary being 2.8% or 17 forints higher. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the average price of 95 petrol increased by 7 forints in Hungary. In parallel, the averages observed for neighbouring countries and for countries in the region grew, too, by 3 and 5 forints, respectively.
The monthly average price of diesel motor fuel was 633 forints in Hungary, which was 3 forints or 0.5% lower than the average of 636 forints for neighbouring countries. The average price of diesel motor fuel was 21 forints or 3.4% higher in Hungary than the regional average price of 612 forints. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the monthly average price of diesel oil went up by 9 forints in Hungary. The average price observed for neighbouring countries increased by 10 forints, and the regional average price by 11 forints compared to November data.
Out of the countries in the region, the average price of petrol was higher in Austria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovakia than in Hungary in December. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the price of petrol went up the most, by 9 forints in Austria.
The average price of 95-octane petrol was less than 5% lower in Poland and Slovenia, 5–10% lower in Czechia and Romania, and more than 15% lower in Bulgaria than in Hungary.
The average price of diesel oil in December was higher in Austria, Serbia and Slovenia than the value in Hungary, however, it was over 15% lower in Bulgaria. Compared to the figure for the previous month, the average price of diesel increased in all countries in the region, and the largest growths of 14 forints each were recorded for Czechia and Slovenia.