Central America: Fuel Prices up to February 11

Price per gallon of regular gasoline: Costa Rica $4.08, Nicaragua $3.52, Honduras $3.51, El Salvador $2.96, Guatemala $2.96 and Panama $2.81.

Monday, February 10, 2020

From a statement by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:

The current reference prices for gasoline and diesel show a marked decline at the national level, which reflects the emergency experienced by China because of the coronavirus. The Asian country is the largest buyer of oil and derivatives in the world, and has currently cut its imports by 3 million barrels per day, approximately 17% to 20% below the usual level for this time of year, where they import a total of between 12 and 14 million barrels per day. This sharp drop is the result of the paralysis of cities, transport and industry due to the virus, which generates an overabundance in the world's supply of oil and derivatives.

Also, the IEA reported in its weekly report slight falls in gasoline and diesel reserves. In the last week, gasoline decreased by 91 thousand barrels, while diesel decreased by 1.5 million barrels. However, international prices did not tend to rise, because of the global overabundance generated by the coronavirus health emergency. Additionally, it was reported that oil reserves increased by 3.3 million barrels, which provides stability to the derivatives market ensuring raw material for the generation of the same.

Prices in USD
Regular
Special
Diesel
Guatemala
2,96
3,09
2,49
El Salvador
2,96
3,18
2,77
Nicaragua
3,52
3,66
3,20
Honduras
3,51
3,88
3,24
Costa Rica
4,08
4,22
3,67
Panama*
2,81
2,93
2,59
*Prices taken from Acodeco.gob.pa

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