From September 2, 2026, new fuel prices are in effect in Croatia. While gasoline slightly increased and diesel dropped, the key detail is the excise duty on diesel — up by 2 euro cents per liter.
Fuel prices from September 2, 2026
The government adopted two regulations on Monday, August 31, 2026 — one setting maximum retail prices for petroleum derivatives for the next 7 days, and another amending the excise duty rates on energy products.
| Fuel type | Price | Change |
| Gasoline (Eurosuper 95) | €1.67/L | + €0.01/L |
| Diesel | €1.79/L | − €0.07/L |
| Blue diesel | €1.21/L | − €0.11/L |
| LPG tanks | €1.25/kg | − €0.02/kg |
| LPG bottles (7.5 kg+) | €1.83/kg | − €0.02/kg |
Why did diesel get cheaper but excise tax went up?
At first glance, diesel dropped by 7 cents per liter. But this drop has nothing to do with goodwill — it’s due to falling global oil prices.
The excise duty on diesel was increased from ~€0.33/L to €0.35/L (€350.00/1000L) — a rise of 2 cents. The premium for energy entities (gas stations’ margins) also went up by 1 cent to €0.1145/L. However, the stock exchange price of diesel (CIF Med) dropped enough to absorb both increases and still lower the final price.
If the government hadn’t raised the excise duty, diesel would have fallen to about €1.72/L instead of €1.79/L. In other words — drivers should have seen a bigger drop, but they didn’t.
What would prices be without government measures?
| Gasoline | €1.82/L |
| Diesel | €1.97/L |
| Blue diesel | €1.30/L |
| LPG tanks | €1.36/kg |
| LPG bottles | €2.06/kg |
The difference is clear — regulation keeps prices significantly lower, especially for LPG (bottled gas) which is 23% lower than market price.
What does this mean for your wallet?
For an average driver covering 15,000 km/year with ~6 L/100 km diesel consumption — that’s about €18 extra per year compared to if the excise hadn’t been touched. Not huge, but not negligible either — especially when combined with other recent price increases.
Sources: Narodne novine 96/2026, Jutarnji list, 24sata