Throughout Africa, the cost of fuel is one of the most powerful influences determining everyday living and economic reality. When petrol costs rise, it has an immediate and far-reaching impact on consumers, companies, and governments alike.

Business Insider Africa presents the 10 African countries with the highest fuel prices in August 2025.
This list is courtesy of GlobalPetrolPrices.
CAR ranks number 1 on the list.

High fuel costs increase transportation costs, making it more expensive to move people and products.

Because most agricultural goods require long-distance transportation, households will face greater commute expenses and higher food prices.

Rising fuel prices raise production costs for businesses, particularly those in transportation, farming, and manufacturing, and frequently drive enterprises to pass the burden on to consumers, resulting in an inflationary spiral.

The social ramifications are as disturbing. In remote locations with no public transportation, high gasoline prices isolate residents, making it difficult to access healthcare, markets, and schools.

Workers in cities are spending an increasing percentage of their pay merely to travel to work, reducing disposable income and exacerbating poverty.

On a macroeconomic level, high gasoline prices exacerbate inflationary pressures, limit buying power, and may spark discontent.

Several African nations have experienced protests in recent years as residents oppose fuel price increases, which are frequently tied to subsidy cuts or currency devaluation.

The strain on governments is also significant, as they must strike a balance between keeping gasoline inexpensive and managing the economic burden of subsidies or costly imports.

Ultimately, fuel is a lifeline. When its price rises too high, it exacerbates inequality, inhibits economic progress, and threatens stability.

For Africa, where transportation and energy are critical to development, finding ways to keep gasoline inexpensive, through refining capacity, alternative energy, and efficient distribution, is not just an economic but also a social imperative.

With that said, here are the African countries with the highest fuel prices currently, as per Global Petrolprices, which currently has the global average price of petrol $1.29, same as last month.

Compared to last month, fuel prices for the Central African Republic, Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Uganda, and Morocco all saw a reduction

For Kenya and Malawi, fuel prices increased slightly, while the fuel price for Zimbabwe.

Top 10 African countries with the highest fuel prices in August 2025

RankCountryFuel priceGlobal rank

1.

Central Africa Republic

$1.858

23rd

2.

Senegal

$1.752

32nd

3.

Zimbabwe

$1.560

48th

4.

Ivory Coast

$1.513

51st

5.

Burkina Faso

$1.504

52nd

6.

Cameroon

$1.486

53rd

7.

Malawi

$1.459

56th

8.

Kenya

$1.429

58th

9.

Morocco

$1.428

59th

10.

Uganda

$1.418

61st (Business Insider Africa)

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