Bulgaria Remains the EU Leader in Fuel Price Increases

Bulgaria continues to lead the European Union (EU) in fuel price increases. This is shown by the latest data for June from the European statistical office Eurostat. According to the data, fuel and lubricants in Bulgaria have risen in price by an average of 26% compared to June 2025, marking the largest increase among all member states.

Bulgaria is followed by Lithuania (+23.5%), Romania (+23.1%), Finland (+22%), and Luxembourg (+20.7%).

The rate of price increase in Bulgaria is also higher than the EU average, which stood at 13.7% in June of this year compared to June 2025.

On a positive note, the rate of price growth is slowing—in May, fuel prices for personal use in Bulgaria were nearly 34% higher. The same trend of deceleration is observed across the EU—from a 20.7% annual increase in May to 13.7% in June.
At the bottom of the ranking are once again Hungary (+2.3%) and Poland (+5.8%), while in the other countries, increases range from 7.9% in Spain to 18.6% in Cyprus.

Leaders in Price Declines

Another positive trend in the statistics is that Bulgaria is among the leaders in monthly diesel price declines, although diesel prices rose sharply during the first two months of the U.S.- and Israeli-led war against Iran.

According to Eurostat data, the largest decreases were recorded in the Czech Republic (-11.3%), Poland (-9.7%), and Bulgaria (-9.4%), while the smallest decreases were in Hungary (-0.6%), Italy (-1.4%), and Slovenia (-1.6%).

As for gasoline, only Cyprus (+0.7%) and Italy (+0.5%) recorded an increase between May and June. All other countries reported decreases, with the largest drops in Sweden (-7.8%), Belgium (-7%), and Poland (-6.6%).

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