The highest petrol price on record in Pakistan is Rs 414.78 a litre. It was in force from 9 May 2026.
A higher figure, Rs 458.41, was printed for 3 April 2026. It lasted 1 day, and the record marks it as contradicted.
Since daily pricing began on 21 July 2026, the highest price is Rs 398.96, on 9 October 2026.
Prices before that come from Pakistan State Oil (PSO), which publishes each notified price. Daily prices come from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).
What is the highest petrol price on record?
These are the 6 highest petrol prices in the record. All of them are from 2026.
| Date | Petrol, a litre | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2026 | Rs 458.41 | Marked contradicted |
| 9 May 2026 | Rs 414.78 | Highest price not flagged |
| 16 May 2026 | Rs 409.78 | |
| 23 May 2026 | Rs 403.78 | |
| 1 May 2026 | Rs 399.86 | |
| 9 October 2026 | Rs 398.96 | Highest under daily pricing |
Some sites date the Rs 414.78 high 11 May 2026. PSO’s notice in the record puts it in force from 9 May.
Before 2026, the high was Rs 331.38, from 16 September 2023. No notified price passed it until 4 April 2026.
On that day petrol was Rs 378.41. So even the price after the April cut was a new high.
What happened to the price on 3 April 2026?
On 3 April 2026, PSO notified petrol at Rs 458.41. The notice before it, for 28 March, was Rs 321.17.
Dawn reported the rise the same day. Diesel rose to Rs 520.35 at the same time.
The next day, petrol was Rs 378.41. That is Rs 80.00 lower, the size of the levy cut Profit reported on 4 April.
The record checks each price against the notices before and after it. A price that jumps and then comes straight back is marked contradicted.
Rs 458.41 is marked that way. The record keeps it exactly as PSO printed it, and does not correct it.
So I show it in the table, with its flag. I do not call it the record high without that flag.
How the levy was cut and rebuilt explains what happened to the levy that week.
What is the highest price since daily pricing began?
On 21 July 2026, OGRA began publishing a full price build-up for each new price. It lists every part of the price, line by line.
Under daily pricing, petrol first peaked at Rs 393.75, on 22 September 2026. OGRA’s sheets stayed below that until 7 October.
In October it rose past that. On 9 October 2026, OGRA printed Rs 398.96, the highest daily price so far.
| Date | Petrol, a litre |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2026 | Rs 392.76 |
| 6 October 2026 | Rs 393.64 |
| 7 October 2026 | Rs 394.83 |
| 8 October 2026 | Rs 396.65 |
| 9 October 2026 | Rs 398.96 |
| 10 October 2026 | Rs 398.30 |
| 13 October 2026 | Rs 395.37 |
The table shows OGRA’s printed totals. PSO’s archive is less clear about 7 October.
For that date it prints 2 petrol prices, Rs 394.83 and Rs 396.65. The record chooses neither.
Rs 398.96 is still Rs 15.82 below the 9 May high.
On 9 October, the Petroleum Levy was Rs 80.00, or 20.05% of the price. It was Rs 80.00 on every day since 21 July.
The build-up shows the latest day. The price history shows every notified price since 2006.
What was the highest price in each year?
This table lists the highest petrol price PSO notified in each year. The date is the first day that price was in force.
| Year | Highest price | First in force | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rs 55.55 | 1 May 2006 | Disputed: OGRA’s build-up printed Rs 57.70. 4 contested prices dated 1 January left out |
| 2007 | Rs 53.70 | 16 July 2007 | OGRA’s build-up printed Rs 57.70 on 1 January 2007 |
| 2008 | Rs 86.66 | 21 July 2008 | |
| 2009 | Rs 66.00 | 1 December 2009 | |
| 2010 | Rs 101.08 | 22 October 2010 | Marked contradicted. Next highest: Rs 75.08, 1 May 2010 |
| 2011 | Rs 88.95 | 1 October 2011 | |
| 2012 | Rs 108.45 | 24 September 2012 | |
| 2013 | Rs 113.24 | 1 October 2013 | |
| 2014 | Rs 112.76 | 1 January 2014 | |
| 2015 | Rs 78.28 | 1 January 2015 | |
| 2016 | Rs 76.25 | 1 January 2016 | |
| 2017 | Rs 77.47 | 1 December 2017 | |
| 2018 | Rs 99.50 | 1 July 2018 | |
| 2019 | Rs 117.83 | 1 August 2019 | |
| 2020 | Rs 116.60 | 1 January 2020 | |
| 2021 | Rs 145.82 | 5 November 2021 | |
| 2022 | Rs 248.74 | 1 July 2022 | |
| 2023 | Rs 331.38 | 16 September 2023 | |
| 2024 | Rs 293.94 | 16 April 2024 | |
| 2025 | Rs 272.15 | 16 July 2025 | |
| 2026 | Rs 458.41 | 3 April 2026 | Marked contradicted. Next highest: Rs 414.78, 9 May 2026 |
Every figure is a printed price in rupees. No figure is averaged or adjusted for inflation, so years far apart are not directly comparable.
The yearly high rose from Rs 145.82 in 2021 to Rs 248.74 in 2022, then to Rs 331.38 in 2023.
The highs of 2024 and 2025 stayed below that. 2026 passed it in April.
Each year links to its own page in the price history, with every notified price.
Why do 2006 and 2007 have 2 answers?
From 2006 to 2011, OGRA also published petrol’s build-up every 2 weeks. On some dates, it prints a different price from PSO’s notice.
For 1 May 2006, PSO notified Rs 55.55 and OGRA printed Rs 57.70. The record keeps both and does not choose.
In 2007, OGRA’s highest is Rs 57.70, on 1 January 2007. PSO’s archive has no notice for that date.
2006 has a second problem. PSO’s archive holds 4 different petrol prices dated 1 January 2006, from Rs 62.13 to Rs 103.36.
The record marks all 4 as contested and chooses none. So the year table leaves them out.
2010 has a contradicted price too. PSO notified Rs 101.08 for 22 October 2010, between Rs 66.99 and Rs 72.96.
What OGRA published from 2006 to 2011 explains where the older build-up comes from.
Where do these figures come from?
Prices before 21 July 2026 come only from PSO’s notices. Each page of PSO’s archive is saved with a SHA-256 fingerprint.
From 21 July 2026, each day also has OGRA’s own printed sheet. The 9 October sheet is OGRA price publication 17068.
Every flag in this note, contradicted, disputed or contested, is listed on the data checks page.
Common questions
What was the highest petrol price in Pakistan?
Rs 414.78 a litre, in force from 9 May 2026. A higher Rs 458.41 for 3 April 2026 is marked contradicted.
Was petrol ever Rs 458 a litre in Pakistan?
PSO notified Rs 458.41 for 3 April 2026. On 4 April it was Rs 378.41, after a levy cut of Rs 80.
What is the highest petrol price since daily pricing began?
Rs 398.96 a litre on 9 October 2026, from OGRA’s daily sheet. The earlier daily high was Rs 393.75, on 22 September.
What was the highest petrol price before 2026?
Rs 331.38 a litre, from 16 September 2023. No notified price passed it until 4 April 2026.
What was the highest petrol price in 2022?
Rs 248.74 a litre, from 1 July 2022. It was the highest price on record at that time.
Are these prices adjusted for inflation?
No. Every figure is a price as PSO or OGRA printed it, in rupees a litre.
Sources
- Petrol prices, 2006 to 2026PSO’s archive of notified fuel pricesPrimary · SHA-256 archived
- Petrol, 2006 to 2011OGRA’s fortnightly price build-up, as recovered herePrimary · SHA-256 archived
- Petrol from 21 July 2026OGRA’s daily price build-up, as this record holds itPrimary · SHA-256 archived
- The daily high, 9 October 2026OGRA price publication 17068, the 9 October 2026 build-upPrimary · SHA-256 archived
- The 3 April 2026 price riseDawn report on the 3 April 2026 fuel price risePress
- Petrol’s Rs 80 levy cut, 4 April 2026Profit report on the 4 April 2026 levy cutPress
- The 11 May 2026 date given elsewhereGlobalPetrolPrices.com page on Pakistan’s petrol priceThird-party data
- Contradicted, disputed and contested pricesThe record’s data checksMethod
PSO’s figures are notified prices. From 21 July 2026, the record also holds OGRA’s printed total for each day.