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    Petrol & Diesel History

    Petrol & Diesel History

    Petrol Price History in Pakistan

    Petrol and Diesel is a major fuel product which is used in vehicles for transportation and travelling purposes . people used only fuels in their cars due to the later evolution of CNG during the 1990.  It is considered easy to top up their cars with fuel. Due to use of fuel in their vehicles the cost of petrol has been constantly rising since then. During the regime of Zardari petrol and diesel prices were at their peak. The prices were considerably low at the end of the Nawaz Sharif regime. The prices of petrol changed after every two weeks and remained constant for a fortnight. The Federal government and The Oil and Regulatory Gas Authority  sets fuel prices today and in the future. The petrol price and diesel price in Pakistan can vary depending upon different factors. It includes the government policies of Pakistan, the country’s economic condition  and the geopolitical factors of the country .

    Petrol and Diesel price 2026

    Month 

    Petrol 

    Difference 

    Diesel 

    Difference 

    1st January 

    253.17

    -10.28

    257.08

    -8.57

    16 January

    253.17

    0.0

    257.08

    0.0

    1st February

    253.17

    0.0

    268.38

    11.08

    16February 

    258.17

    +5.0

    275.70

    +7.32

    1st March

    266.17

    8.00

    280.86

    5.16

    7 March

    321.17

    55.00

    335.86

    55.00

         
         
         
         
         
         

    2025 Petrol and Diesel Prices

    In 2025 the current price of petrol today  is Rupees 265.45 per litre and the following are the prices of petrol and diesel are discussed.

    Read More: Diesel and other fuel prices in Pakistan

    Month 

    Petrol price

    Difference 

    Diesel price

    Difference 

    December 

    263.45  0.0265.65 +14.00 

    November 

    265.45

    +2.43

    278.44

    +3.02

    October 

    263.02

    -5.66

    275.41

    -1.39

    September 

    264.61

    0.0

    272.77

    +2.78

    August 

    264.61

    0.0

    272.99

    -12.

    July 

    266.64

    +8.36

    27298

    +10.39

    June 

    258.43

    +4.80

    262.59

    +7.95

    May 

    252.63

    -2.37

    256.64

    -2.00

    April 

    254.63

    -1.50

    258.65

    0.0

    March 

    255.63

    -2.50

    258.65

    -9.25

    February 

    257.13

    +5.13

    267.95

    No change

    January 

    252.13

    +2.35

    267.95

    0.0

    2

    Petrol price in Pakistan 2024

    Petrol prices  were stable in the first half year of 2024 with a noticeable increase in June and increase in November and December  and the diesel price increased in June and later in November and December.

    Month 

    Petrol price

    Difference 

    Diesel price 

    Difference 

    Janvery 

    255.65

    _5.25

    259.21

    _4.21

    February 

    260.65

    _30.31

    264.21

    26.21

    March 1

    260.65

    _30.31

    264.21

    _26.21

    April 

    293.94

    +20.16

    290.38

    +16.38

    May 

    273.10

    +10.35

    274.08

    +7.21

    June 

    263.65

    _2.04

    267.21

    _10.28

    July 

    265.61

    _4.04

    277.45

    +7.85

    August 

    269.43

    +20.43

    272.77

    +26.72

    September 

    249.1

    +2.03

    246.29

    3.25

    October 

    247.03

    _1.35

    251.29

    _3.15

    November 

    248.38

    _4.28

    255.14

    _3.32

    December 

    252.10

    0.0

    258.43

    +4.50

     

     

    Petrol price in Pakistan 2023

    Petrol price in Pakistan 2023 has significant increase in March and April month .These prices are followed by the government of Pakistan and the diesel price in 2023 also has the same changes as petrol in the month of March and April.

    Month 

    Petrol price

    Difference 

    Diesel price 

    Difference 

    Janvery 

    249.8

    262.8

    February 

    272

    +22.2

    280

    +17.2

    March 

    272

    0.0

    293

    +13.0

    April 

    282

    +10.0

    288

    -5.0

    May 

    270

    -12.0

    258

    -30.0

    June 

    262

    -8.0

    253

    -5.0

    July 

    253

    -9.0

    260.5

    +7.5

    August 

    290.45

    +37.45

    293.4

    +32.9

    September 

    305.36

    +14.91

    329.18

    +35.78

    October 

    283.38

    -21.98

    303.18

    -26.00

    November 

    281.34

    -2.04

    296.71

    -6.47

    December 

    267.34

    -14.00

    276.21

    -20.50

    Petrol price in Pakistan 2022

    Petrol prices in 2022 face a major  change in petrol price June 2022 due to the rising cost of crude oil.Diesel prices changes in particular June and July 2022 have experienced an even larger increase in prices of diesel which reflect the global fuel prices.

    Month 

    Petrol price 

    Diesel price

    Petrol rate change

    Diesel rate change

    January 

    145.82

    134.46

    February 

    159.86

    159.31

    +14.04

    +24.85

    March 

    159.86

    159.31

    0

    0

    April 

    179.31

    179.31

    +19.45

    +19.99

    May 

    179.31

    179.31

    0

    0

    June 

    233.91

    263.31

    +54.60

    +84.00

    July 

    248.74

    276.31

    +14.83

    +13.00

    August 

    248.74

    276.31

    0

    0

    September 

    233.91

    263.31

    -14.83

    -13.00

    October 

    224.80

    235.30

    -9.11

    -28.01

    November 

    224.80

    235.30

    0

    0

    December 

    214.80

    227.80

    -10.00

    -7.50

     

    Petrol price in Pakistan 2021

    Petrol price in Pakistan 2021 with their per litre price and every month change in the rate of petrol and the diesel every month changes in rate is shown below

     

    Month 

    Petrol price 

    Petrol price change

    Diesel price

    Diesel price change

    January 

    113.24

    118.08

    February 

    114.27

    +1.03

    119.31

    +1.23

    March 

    116.60

    +2.33

    120.94

    +1.63

    April 

    118.09

    +2.33

    122.77

    +1.83

    May 

    119.31

    +1.22

    123.80

    +1.03

    June 

    119.80

    +0.49

    124.60

    +0.80

    July 

    121.00

    +1.20

    125.50

    +0.90

    August 

    121.80

    +0.80

    126.80

    +1.30

    September 

    123.00

    +1.20

    128.00

    +1.20

    October 

    127.30

    +4.30

    130.00

    +2.00

    November 

    137.79

    +10.49

    134.47

    +4.47

    December 

    145.82

    +8.03

    135.46

    +0.99