VAT rate on diesel (per cent) - Germany - European Commission - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Retail diesel prices (EU)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Germany, the VAT rate on diesel (automotive gasoil) stood at 19.0 per cent on 12 October 2026, the same value recorded on 5 October 2026.
Sample. In the weekly series shown in the chart, there are a total of 1,088 data points. The period covered by the series is from January 2005 to October 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the VAT rate was equal on average to 18.7 per cent; it recorded a maximum of 19.0 per cent on 8 January 2007; it recorded a bottom of 16.0 per cent on 3 January 2005.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 19.0000 |
| 2026-10-05 | 19.0000 |
| 2026-10-12 | 19.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | VAT rate on automotive gasoil |
| Country | Germany |
| Economic concept | Tax |
| Data type | Tax rate |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | European Commission (Weekly Oil Bulletin) |
| Source type | International institution |
| Data licence | Reuse allowed under EU legal notice (with attribution) |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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