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ID| Fuel Type | USD / Liter | ZWL / Liter | vs World Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⛽ Gasoline (Petrol) | $1.930 | ZW$51.39 | +26% |
| 🚛 Diesel | $1.870 | ZW$49.80 | +22.1% |
| 🔵 LPG / Autogas | N/A | — | |
| ⚡ Electric (kWh) | $0.131 | ZW$3.488 | |
| ⚡ Electric Business (kWh) | $0.156 | ZW$4.154 | |
| 🔥 Natural Gas (m³) | N/A | — | |
| 🔥 Natural Gas Business (m³) | N/A | — | |
| 💧 Kerosene | N/A | — | |
| 🌡 Heating Oil | N/A | — |
Gasoline Price in Zimbabwe Today
A 40-litre fill-up in Zimbabwe comes to roughly ZW$2,056 right now. Priced in hours rather than money, an average earner spends 163 minutes per litre and 108.7 hours per tank.
Diesel Price in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe prices diesel at ZW$49.80/L, 3.1% below what petrol costs. Typical for Africa is a 0.8% above-petrol diesel price across 28 markets; this one is wider.
How Zimbabwe Compares Globally
Petrol costs ZW$51.39/L in Zimbabwe, equal to $1.930 a litre and 26.0% above the $1.532 world average. Zimbabwe is the 33rd most expensive of the 133 countries DailyFuels tracks, and the 3rd most expensive of 28 in Africa. The gap to the Africa mean is 42.3%, above it. Bracketing it are Sierra Leone, 8.4% cheaper, and Rwanda, 3.6% more expensive.
Historical Price Trend
The 3-month direction for Zimbabwe is downward: gasoline moved from $2.080 to $1.930, a fall of 7.2%. In 34 weeks of data the price has travelled between $1.930 and $2.080, topping out 12 January 2026. Diesel, meanwhile, fell 10.5% over the period. A 7.8% distance separates the 20 July bottom from the 12 January top. Against where 2026 opened, petrol now sits 7.2% lower. Domestic power stayed put at roughly ZW$3.488 per kWh across the same months.
As of 2026-08-27, the retail price of gasoline in Zimbabwe is $1.930 per liter, and diesel costs $1.870 per liter. Zimbabwe’s gasoline price is 26% above the global average of $1.532 per liter. Electricity for EV charging costs $0.131 per kWh.
Currency volatility in Zimbabwe can cause significant swings in domestic fuel prices, since crude oil is priced internationally in US dollars. Exchange rate fluctuations directly affect the pump price, often independently of global oil market movements.
Based on an average monthly wage of $125 USD, a worker in Zimbabwe needs approximately 163 minutes to afford one liter of gasoline — equivalent to 1,358.7% of a day's pay for a standard 40-liter fill-up.
Of the 28 Africa markets DailyFuels tracks, gasoline is cheapest in Libya at $0.024 and dearest in Malawi at $3.240 — a spread of 13,400.0%.
Data is collected each week from official energy agencies and corroborated international providers. Local currency amounts (ZWL / ZW$) update automatically with live exchange rates.
| Commodity | Market Price | Raw Cost | Retail Here | Gov't Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🛢 Brent Crude | $86.21 /bbl | $0.662 /L | $1.930 | +191.5% |
| 🛢 WTI Crude | $81.52 /bbl | $0.633 /L | $1.930 | +204.9% |
| 🔥 Natural Gas | $2.92 /MMBtu | $0.129 /m³ | no data | — |
| ⚡ Lithium ETF | $75.92 /share | indirect | $0.131 | — |
| ☢ Uranium ETF | $48.05 /share | indirect | $0.131 | — |
How global commodity swings translated to pump prices here
| Commodity | Commodity Δ30D | Retail Δ30D | Pass-Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🛢 Brent Crude | +8.6% | +0% |
0%
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| 🛢 WTI Crude | +7.6% | +0% |
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| 🔥 Natural Gas | +8.9% | — | — |