GlobalPetrolPrices Snapshot

Diesel price spikes usually outpaced gasoline

Across 128 country observations since the last pre-war weekly data point on February 23, 2026, most dots sit above the parity line where diesel and gasoline would have risen by the same amount. Large outliers such as Laos, the Philippines, and Myanmar show how much faster diesel moved in some markets, while many regulated-price countries stayed pinned at zero.

Main pattern

100 of 128 above parity

In most tracked markets, diesel prices rose more than gasoline prices over the same period.

Typical move

Gasoline +15.6% ยท Diesel +23.6%

Those medians keep the story grounded away from the handful of triple-digit outliers.

Price controls

15 markets at 0% / 0%

A cluster at the origin reflects countries where retail prices did not move in the reported window.