Top 10 African countries with the lowest diesel prices at the start of 2025

The cost of diesel last year fluctuated greatly throughout Africa, with certain African countries seeing costs as low as $0.031 per liter and others experiencing highs of $2 per liter. A similar pattern seems to be developing when 2025 gets underway.

Business Insider Africa presents the top 10 African countries with the lowest diesel prices at the start of 2025.
This list is courtesy of data from GlobalPetrolPrices.
Libya ranks number 1 on the list.

The benefits of low diesel costs are undoubtedly significant, particularly in locations where diesel is vital for powering industries.

Low diesel prices dramatically cut operational costs for businesses, allowing them to remain profitable without passing on higher expenditures to customers.

This respite boosts consumer spending given that lower operational costs often generate products with good value.

As a result, a more stable environment for both firms and consumers is engendered.

Lower diesel costs immediately help industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and agriculture, which rely significantly on this fuel.

In diesel-dependent African countries with lower diesel prices, households, and small businesses are better positioned to experience a better quality of life as less money spent on energy is more likely to engender a higher purchasing power.

Additionally, countries that strike a balance between affordable diesel costs and sustainable energy policies stand to thrive, showcasing resilience and adaptability in the face of global energy challenges.

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In a nutshell, affordable diesel prices boost their competitiveness, increase production, and assure the affordability of critical products and services, as well as promote better living conditions.

With that said, here are the 10 African countries which currently boasts the lowest diesel prices, according to GlobalPetrolPrices, which was last updated on the 20th of January, 2025.

Compared to the end of 2024, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Gabon and Liberia all saw reductions in diesel prices

In contrast diesel prices for Egypt and Ethiopia increased slightly.

For Angola, Sudan, diesel prices remained the same.