Turkmenistan in World’s Top Ten for Cheap Gasoline

According to The Global Petrol Prices portal, the cheapest gasoline price in the world is $0.029 per liter in Iran. In addition, low prices were observed in Libya ($0.032), Venezuela ($0.035), Egypt ($0.309), Algeria, Kuwait ($0.344), Malaysia ($0.471) and Nigeria ($0.485). According to the portal, the price of one liter of gasoline, Octane-95, in Turkmenistan is $0.0429. It ranks 8th in the list of most affordable gasoline prices. The highest gasoline prices are recorded in countries such as Israel, Barbados, Singapore, Denmark, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Monaco, and Hong Kong. The highest price is observed in Hong Kong—$3.269 per liter. Kazakhstan has the next lowest price among Central Asian countries. The country is placed 11th in the ranking for the cheapest gasoline prices. In Kazakhstan, one liter of Octane-95 gasoline costs $0.507. The price of gasoline in Kyrgyzstan, which is 30th on the list, was $0.874 per liter at the beginning of September 2024. The price of a liter of gasoline in Uzbekistan during this period was $0.986, ranking 42nd. Fuel markets in these Central Asian countries are regulated, and prices stay mostly the same. The table does not include information about the cost of gasoline in Tajikistan. The Global Petrol Prices portal has been tracking retail energy prices since 2012, including fuel prices, electricity, and natural gas prices in more than 150 countries. Neven Valev, Ph.D., an economist with extensive scientific experience, leads the team of economists.