April's increase is acceleration compared to the level in March, when the increase in fuel prices was 12.9%.
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Against this background, the situation in Poland looked exceptionally stable – in our case the increase was 8.8%. year on year, which was one of the lowest results in the Community.
Prices at gas stations have become a fact in every Member State, with price increases exceeding the 20% barrier in 15 EU countries. Residents of Luxembourg, where fuel prices increased by 33.8%, as well as those of France and Sweden (in both cases by 29.3%) had to reach deepest into their pockets.. The wallets of drivers in Latvia (plus 28.1%) and Bulgaria (plus 27.8%) were also hit very hard. At the other extreme, next to Poland, was Hungary with a modest increase of 1.5%. and Italy, where prices jumped by 12.9%.
Diesel hits transport hard
Diesel oil has become the main driving force behind EU prices. In April 2026, its price across the EU was 33.7% higher. compared to the same period last year. At the same time, gasoline prices increased by 13.6%. This trend is intensifying month by month, because in March the annual dynamics amounted to 19.8%. for diesel and 9.4 percent for gasoline.
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Also on a monthly basis (April to March 2026), owners of cars with diesel engines suffered the most – the average EU consumer paid 7.9% more for diesel. more than a month earlier, while gasoline prices increased by 2.4%.
Poland goes against the grain of EU gasoline trends
Analyzing the markets of individual countries on a month-to-month basis, diesel prices have increased absolutely everywhere. This hit hardest in Slovenia (plus 23.5%), Bulgaria (plus 19.5%) and Cyprus (plus 18.0%). Poland was also among the countries with the smallest increases – month by month, diesel prices increased by a symbolic 1.9%, ahead only of Romania (plus 2.3%) and Bulgaria (plus 2.6%).
However, the real surprise was the monthly gasoline price lists. While increases were recorded in 23 EU countries, there were noticeable decreases in three markets.
In Romania, the price of gasoline dropped by 1.2%. on a monthly basis, in Spain by 4.6 percent, while in Poland the decline was as much as 6.1 percent. mdmwhich gave Polish drivers a momentary respite when refueling petrol cars.
