The latest comparative data on fuel prices in the countries of the region show that Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia are still among the most favorable markets, while Serbia is above the regional average, especially when it comes to the price of diesel.
The most expensive fuel in the region is currently paid by citizens of Slovenia and Serbia, while prices are lowest in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia, according to updated data on retail prices of petroleum products today.
BMB 95 gasoline is the most expensive in Slovenia, where the price per liter is 1.63 euros, while in Serbia its price is 1.51 euros. On the other hand, the lowest price of this fuel is recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina with an average of 1.20 euros per liter and North Macedonia with 1.22 euros.
When it comes to diesel, citizens of Serbia pay the highest price in the region – 1.65 euros per liter, while diesel in Slovenia is 1.45 euros. The cheapest diesel is currently in North Macedonia, where it costs 1.11 euros, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the average price is 1.17 euros per liter.
In Serbia, according to data updated today, the average price of BMB 95 gasoline is 1.51 euros per liter, while the price of Euro diesel is 1.65 euros.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average price of diesel is 1.17 euros, gasoline BMB 98 1.31 euros, gasoline BMB 95 1.20 euros, autogas LPG 0.64 euros, while the price of heating oil is 1.08 euros per liter.
In Montenegro, diesel is sold at a price of 1.31 euros per liter, gasoline BMB 95 costs 1.41 euros, gasoline BMB 98 1.44 euros, while the price of heating oil is 1.24 euros per liter.
Fuel prices in Croatia vary depending on the gas station. Diesel ranges from 1.30 to 1.52 euros per liter, while Eurosuper 95 costs from 1.34 to 1.46 euros. The price of Eurosuper 100 is from 1.77 to 1.79 euros, autogas from 0.83 to 0.86 euros, while heating oil is the cheapest in the region and costs around 0.81 euros per liter.
In North Macedonia, the price of diesel is 1.11 euros per liter, gasoline Eurosuper 95 costs 1.22 euros, Eurosuper 98 1.25 euros, autogas 0.91 euros, while the price of heating oil is 1.08 euros.
In Slovenia, the price of diesel is EUR 1.45 per liter, gasoline NMB 95 EUR 1.63, gasoline NMB 100 EUR 1.67, autogas EUR 0.83, while heating oil costs EUR 1.05 per liter.
Experts say that the differences in fuel prices are a consequence of different tax and excise policies, government regulatory measures, but also price movements on the global oil market.
These differences directly affect transportation costs and the standard of living of citizens across the region.
Fuel prices have been in particular public focus in recent weeks due to uncertainty surrounding the operations of the Serbian Oil Industry (NIS), which is under US sanctions and cannot fully function until the issue of Russian ownership in the company is resolved.
This issue has a direct impact on Serbia’s energy stability, but also indirect consequences for the wider regional market, Fena writes.
