Serbia Diesel Price Stays at 236 Dinars Until October 2
The Trade Ministry set fuel prices through October 2: no change, diesel stays at 236 dinars and gasoline at 207 dinars per liter, still a historic high.
A liter of Eurodiesel in Serbia has cost 236 dinars since Friday, September 25, and a liter of BMB 95 gasoline 207 dinars, the Ministry of Internal and Foreign Trade announced. The prices hold through Friday, October 2, until 2:59 PM, marking the second straight week without a single change.
The last adjustment came on September 18, when both fuels rose by 2 dinars: diesel from 234 to 236, gasoline from 205 to 207 dinars. The ministry publishes prices every Friday by 3 PM under the Decree on Limiting the Prices of Petroleum Derivatives, and pump operators must apply them as soon as they are published.
When Was Diesel Last Cheaper?
The 236-dinar price for a liter of diesel is, according to the Belgrade-based portal Dan, a historic high for Serbia. For comparison, at the start of July 2022 a liter of diesel cost 218 dinars and gasoline 205, and between November 10 and 18 that same year diesel dropped to 222 dinars and gasoline to 186 dinars per liter. The gap has only grown since then, and diesel is now 18 dinars more expensive than it was in July 2022.
The high price traces back to pressure from abroad: Brent crude has climbed above 100 dollars a barrel as the conflict in the Middle East escalates. On September 24, Serbia’s caretaker government decided to release 5,000 tons of diesel from mandatory reserves, a move explained by Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic. At the same time, the temporary ban on exporting crude oil and oil derivatives was extended, now running through September 30.
Srpske Novine previously reported that fuel prices in Serbia had risen 15.4 percent, compared with 23.8 percent across the European Union, so even with the shared pressure on oil prices, the domestic increase still trails the European one.
The ministry reminds the public that any irregularities in applying the decree, meaning pump prices charged above the prescribed level, can be reported to 066/8470-027, according to Dan. The ministry will publish the next round of prices on Friday, October 2, by 3 PM, and as long as Brent stays above 100 dollars a barrel, there is practically no room for prices to drop.
