All Petrol Price Changes in the Year 2023 in South Africa

This is a complete list of all the petrol price changes that happened throughout the year 2023.

One thing I never noticed was that the Department of Energy makes adjustments to the petrol price every month, based on various economic factors.

Here’s a table that displays all the increases and decreases in petrol prices from January to December 2023.

Month YearPrice Changes
December 2023Petrol (both 93 and 95 ULP & LRP): Decrease of 65 cents a litre
November 2023Petrol (both 93 and 95 ULP & LRP): Decreased by One hundred and seventy-eight cents per litre (178.00 c/l)
October 2023Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): (108.00) cents per litre increase in retail price
Petrol 95 (ULP & LRP): (114.00) cents per litre increase in retail price
September 2023Both Grades of Petrol 93 & 95 (ULP & LRP): (171.00) cents per litre increase in retail price
August 2023Petrol (both 93 and 95 Octane): Thirty-seven cents per litre (37.00 c/l) increase.
July 2023Petrol 93 (ULP & LRP): 24.00 cents per litre decrease in retail price
Petrol 95 (ULP & LRP): 17.00 cents per litre decrease in retail price
June 2023Petrol 93 decreased by 71 cents per litre
Petrol 95 decreased by 71 cents per litre
May 2023Both Grades of Petrol 93 & 95 (LRP & ULP): (37.00) cents per litre increase in retail price
April 2023Petrol 93 decreased by 1 cent per litre decrease of 8 cents per litre
Petrol 95 increased by 2 cents per litre decrease of 5 cents per litre
March 2023Petrol 93 increased by 127 cents per litre
Petrol 95 increased by 127 cents per litre
February 2023Both 93 and 95 petrol increased by 28c
January 2023Petrol 93 decreased of 71 cents per litre
Petrol 95 decrease of 71 cents per litre

It seems there has been a balance of petrol price increase and decrease throughout the year, have a look at the graph below that visualizes the changes.