$3.74
2026 (thru Aug) (latest)
REGULAR GASOLINE PRICE
dollars per gallon, annual average · 1990–2026 · lower is better · FRED GASREGW
$1.30
1990
$3.95
high · 2022
$1.03
low · 1998
+188%
since 1990
┊ dashed lines mark 1991 Gulf War recession · 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. EIA weekly US regular retail price, nominal.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GASREGW
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Long-Run-Indicators
Data
| Year | Regular Gasoline Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.74 | +21% |
| 2025 | $3.10 | −6% |
| 2024 | $3.30 | −6% |
| 2023 | $3.52 | −11% |
| 2022 | $3.95 | +31% |
| 2021 | $3.01 | +39% |
| 2020 | $2.17 | −17% |
| 2019 | $2.60 | −4% |
| 2018 | $2.72 | +13% |
| 2017 | $2.41 | +13% |
| 2016 | $2.14 | −12% |
| 2015 | $2.43 | −28% |
| 2014 | $3.36 | −4% |
| 2013 | $3.50 | −3% |
| 2012 | $3.62 | +3% |
| 2011 | $3.52 | +27% |
| 2010 | $2.78 | +18% |
| 2009 | $2.35 | −28% |
| 2008 | $3.25 | +16% |
| 2007 | $2.80 | +9% |
| 2006 | $2.57 | +13% |
| 2005 | $2.27 | +23% |
| 2004 | $1.85 | +19% |
| 2003 | $1.56 | +16% |
| 2002 | $1.34 | −6% |
| 2001 | $1.42 | −4% |
| 2000 | $1.48 | +30% |
| 1999 | $1.14 | +11% |
| 1998 | $1.03 | −14% |
| 1997 | $1.20 | +0% |
| 1996 | $1.20 | +8% |
| 1995 | $1.11 | +4% |
| 1994 | $1.07 | +0% |
| 1993 | $1.07 | −2% |
| 1992 | $1.09 | −1% |
| 1991 | $1.10 | −15% |
| 1990 | $1.30 | — |
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