Petrol price in South Africa since 2006

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250 rows, 23 columns.

year Year

Year 2006 – 2026

month Category

Month Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec and 2 more

date Date

Date 2006-01-01 – 2026-10-07

pump_price_rands Number

Price of 95 octane in rands 5.49 – 30.25

pump_price_cents Number

Price of 95 octane in cents 549 – 3025

BFP Number

269 – 1744

fuel_tax Number

Fuel tax in cents. Applied to both petrol and diesel. 116 – 429

raf Number

Road Accident Fund levy in cents. Used to compensate third-party victims of vehicle accidents. 32 – 225

other_levies Number

Total additional retail levies and costs in cents 123 – 692.87

customs_excise Number

Customs and excise levy in cents. Collected under the Southern African Customs Union agreement. 4 – 4

equilisation_fund_levy Number

Levy used to equalize fuel prices. Currently set at zero. 0 – 0

transport_cost Number

Cost to transport petroleum products from coastal refineries to inland depots. Includes road, rail, and pipeline transport. 13 – 91

petroleum_products_levy Number

Levy on petroleum products transported via pipeline. Set at 0.33c/l to fund NERSA’s regulatory costs, approved by the Ministers of Energy and Finance. 0 – 0

wholesale_margin Number

Maximum allowable wholesale profit in cents. Regulated to ensure a 15% return on average industry assets. 31 – 74

secondary_storage Number

Cost to store petroleum products at depots 17 – 39

secondary_distribution Number

Cost to distribute petroleum products from depots to stations/customers. Covers distribution to service stations, bulk/commercial customers, or other storage sites. 13 – 19

retail_margin Number

Retail profit margin in cents. Fixed by the Department of Energy based on actual costs incurred by service station operators. 44 – 320

slate_levy Number

Levy to fund the Slate account. Covers losses when daily fuel costs exceed the fixed price. For a full explanation, see DMRE’s Slate Levy info. 0 – 158

delivery_cost Number

Final delivery cost to service stations and end users 0 – 33

dsml Number

Demand Side Management Levy (inland 95 octane only). Introduced to discourage unnecessary use of 95 octane petrol inland and prevent "octane waste." 0 – 10

iirtc Number

Incremental Inland Transport Recovery Cost levy (2007–2014). Charged per litre of 95 octane petrol during that period to recover additional inland transport costs. 0 – 3

crude_oil_usd Number

Cost of crude oil per barrel in USD. Based on the monthly value reported by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. 20 – 115.77

exchange_rate Number

Average ZAR/USD exchange rate for the month. Used to convert international oil prices into local currency. 13.8 – 19.2

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