After a price cut in December 2025, fuel prices in Senegal are going up again starting today. Super gasoline will now sell for 990 FCFA per liter, up 70 FCFA. Diesel will be sold at 755 FCFA per liter, up 75 FCFA. According to the government, this adjustment is due to the rise in global oil prices and simply brings fuel prices back to their previous level.
In a statement released to the public, authorities recalled that since the start of the conflict in February 2026, international prices of diesel and super gasoline have risen by 69% and 61% respectively. Faced with this situation, many countries including Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, India and China have already raised pump prices.
70 FCFA more for super gasoline and 75 FCFA for diesel
The government says Senegal held out as long as possible. It states that since the price cut at the pump in December 2025, the State has absorbed the global increase alone in order to protect household purchasing power. Since the beginning of the year, this effort represents over 245 billion FCFA in subsidies for the fuel sector alone.
« Without this adjustment, an additional 47 billion FCFA would have had to be added in just one month, from August 15 to September 12, 2026. Without adjustments, the level of subsidies to the energy sector is projected at 1,069 billion FCFA for the full year 2026, compared to 250 billion FCFA in the budget voted by the National Assembly », the authorities said.
They added that « even at the new prices, each liter sold at the pump remains below its actual import cost. The real price of super gasoline should be 1,019 FCFA and that of diesel 1,044 FCFA. »
A hike to reduce the burden by about 9.7 billion FCFA per month.
The government estimates that this decision will reduce the fiscal burden by about 9.7 billion FCFA per month, while keeping Senegalese prices, particularly diesel, among the lowest in the West African sub-region. The government also guarantees the security and continuity of supply of petroleum products to the national market.
It says it will maintain permanent monitoring of international markets in order to adapt the price-setting mechanism if necessary, with the aim of preserving both consumer interests, the viability of the sector and the balance of the national economy.
