Retail price
Fuel prices in Algeria are heavily subsidized. The retail and wholesale prices of domestic and imported petroleum products, as well as retail margins, are fixed by a joint order of the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
The retail price of diesel per liter on April 1, 2024 has doubled since 2010. For the last four years it remained fixed by the Algerian government at Algerian dinar (DZD) 29.01 per liter (USD 0.21). In comparison with the average global price of diesel of USD 1.20, the price of diesel in Algeria is relatively low.
The graph below gives the average retail price of diesel per liter in Algeria.
Diesel price in Algeria, 2010-2024
Note: The exchange rate was applied on April 9, 2024
Source: SGS INSPIRE based on Fuel Prices, Statista Algerian Ministry of Finance, 2024