VAT rate on diesel (per cent) - France - European Commission - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Retail diesel prices (EU)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In France, the VAT rate on diesel (automotive gasoil) stood at 20.0 per cent on 12 October 2026, as on 5 October 2026.
Sample. There are 1,088 data points overall in the weekly series presented in the chart above. The time span covered by the series is from January 2005 to October 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the VAT rate hit a trough of 19.6 per cent on 3 January 2005; it hit a maximum of 20.0 per cent on 6 January 2014; it had a mean of 19.8 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 20.0000 |
| 2026-10-05 | 20.0000 |
| 2026-10-12 | 20.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | VAT rate on automotive gasoil |
| Country | France |
| 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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