Fuel taxes are an important source of revenue for the financing of the transport sector in that they charge road user the costs of transport infrastructure, particularly roads. A suitably framed policy of fuel taxation can yield the financial resources necessary to maintain, manage and and develop the road system.

Experience shows that in many developing countries, a tax of approx. 10 US cents per litre is sufficient to cover the long-term financing of the existing trunk road network. As another general rule of thumb, an additional 3-5 US cents per litre can yield a stable source of revenue for the financing of urban roads and public transport.

Furthermore, numerous countries earn revenues through taxation on petroleum products, which can be used for financing transport and providing social services such as schools and healthcare.

In addition, fuel taxation can also be used to shift the burden of the indirect negative effects of transport (so-called external costs of transport such as environmental pollution, noise, congestion costs, etc.) onto transport users.

“International Fuel Prices” is a long-time effort of GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to provide decision-makers with data on fuel prices on a global scale. The worldwide transparency and comparability of fuel prices is an important preliminary step towards the national implementation of rational energy pricing policy.

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• GTZ International Fuel Prices 6th Edition - Data Preview
  This document provides an overview of retail prices of gasoline and diesel in more than 170 countries based on our survey in mid-November 2008.
  en-international-fuel-prices-data-preview-2009.pdf, 0,43 MB (English)
• International Fuel Prices 2007 in 2 Minutes
  The brochure gives a short overview about International Fuel Prices.
  en-flyer-international-fuelprices-2007.pdf, 0,77 MB (English)
• Increasing and Volatile Oil Prices
  Survey of literature on the topic.
  en-reading-list-fuel-Prices-03-2008.pdf, 0,11 MB (English)
• International Fuel Prices 2007
  Fully updated publication based on survey in Mid-November 2006 with information on diesel and gasoline prices in more than 170 countries.
  en-international-fuelprices-final2007.pdf, 6,01 MB (English)
• International Fuel Prices 2005
  The 2005 edition includes information on gasoline and diesel prices in 172 countries, time series, contraband and state financing.
  en_International_Fuel_Prices_2005.pdf, 4,59 MB (English)

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• International Fuel Prices 2007
  Document separated into sections for easier download: Section 1 contains background information on international fuel taxation, on aspects of enhancing energy efficiency in the transport sector and on the cost of promoting biofuels. Section 2 contains detailed information on fuel prices in more than 170 countries with timelines as well as supporting graphs and maps.
• International Fuel Prices 2007 in 2 Minutes
  The brochure gives a short overview about International Fuel Prices.
  en-flyer-international-fuelprices-2007.pdf, 0,77 MB (english)

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• International Fuel Prices 2007
  Fully updated publication based on survey in Mid-November 2006 with information on diesel and gasoline prices in more than 170 countries.
  en-international-fuelprices-final2007.pdf, 6,01 MB (english)
• International Fuel Prices 2007 - Data Preview
  en-international-fuelprices-2007.pdf, 0,83 MB (english)
• International Fuel Prices 2005
  The 2005 edition includes information on gasoline and diesel prices in 172 countries, time series, contraband and state financing.
  en_International_Fuel_Prices_2005.pdf, 4,59 MB (english)
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