Unleaded 95-E10 (SP95-E10) price in 2022
How much did a litre of SP95-E10 petrol cost in 2022?
In 2022, a litre of SP95-E10 petrol cost on average €1.78 in mainland France, according to Insee's average retail prices.
What would this price be worth today?
Adjusted for inflation, the 2022 price is equivalent to €1.92 in 2025 euros. With the 2025 average at €1.70, a litre of SP95-E10 petrol is 12% cheaper than in 2022 in constant euros.
In constant euros, 2022 ranks number 6 out of 7 among the cheapest years for a litre of SP95-E10 petrol between 2019 and 2025.
A litre in working time
With an average gross hourly minimum wage of €10.85 in 2022, it took 9.8 minutes of work to pay for a litre of SP95-E10 petrol. In 2025, with a minimum wage of €11.88, the same litre represents 8.6 minutes, i.e. 13% less working time.
Trend around 2022
Compared with 2021 (€1.54), the price rose by 15.6%, while consumer prices changed by +5.2% over the same period.
Unleaded 95-E10 (SP95-E10) prices from 2019 to 2026
| Year | Current price (€/L) | In 2025 euros (€/L) | Minutes of gross minimum wage per litre | Change over one year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 8.9 | — |
| 2020 | 1.35 | 1.56 | 8.0 | -9.4 % |
| 2021 | 1.54 | 1.75 | 9.0 | +14.1 % |
| 2022 | 1.78 | 1.92 | 9.8 | +15.6 % |
| 2023 | 1.87 | 1.93 | 9.8 | +5.1 % |
| 2024 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 9.2 | -3.7 % |
| 2025 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 8.6 | -5.6 % |
| 2026 (year to date) | 1.94 | 1.94 | 9.6 | +13.9 % |
How to read these figures
Current price: the average pump price in the year concerned. Constant euros: the same price converted into 2025 euros using Insee's consumer price index (all households). Minutes of minimum wage: the price per litre divided by the average gross hourly minimum wage (SMIC) of the year, times 60.
Other fuels in 2022
Sources and method
Annual average retail prices in mainland France: Insee, series 010596133. Consumer price index (base 2015, all households) and gross hourly minimum wage: Insee, macroeconomic database. Day-by-day current prices are in our fuel price history.