Since January 2023, the price of gasoline has gone up $400, and ACPM has gone up $65.

As of January 1, 2023, the national government has announced that The price of regular gasoline will increase by $400while the price ACPM will have a variance of $65.

The Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, announced the value of fuel in the country.

Through a decision by the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CRIC), the average price of gasoline Stream In the country vacation in it $10,167 gallon f $9,065 gallons ACPM; Prices may vary depending on the city and region of the country.

According to the government, the increase in the price of regular gasoline aims to reduce the financial impact of the FEPC on the national government due to the international price dynamics, due to factors such as the price of oil and the global level. that affected the exchange rate in Colombia.

“Even including the increase in the price of regular gasoline, Colombia still has one of the cheapest gasoline and diesel prices in Latin America due to the operation of the Fuel Price Stabilization Fund (FEPC), which has mitigated the inflationary pressure of increases in the prices of oil and its derivatives in recent months.”reads the statement.

In addition, the Ministry of Finance also clarified regarding the slight increase in the price of a gallon ACPM, totaling $173 It is stated that due to legal regulations on surcharges and transportation fees that must be adjusted on January 1 of each year, according to existing laws and regulations, which is an additional cost of this fuel of $38, in addition to the transportation fee of $27 and $0.3 application fee.

It should be borne in mind that during the last months of the year, the government gradually raised the price of fuel.

Thus, it will be the current average petrol price in 13 major cities of the country Over $10,000 per gallon. Here is a list of these cities:

– Bogota: Gasoline: $10,523, ACPM: $9,357

– Medellin: Gasoline: $10,460, ACPM: $9,372

– Callie: Gasoline: $10,559, ACPM: $9,484

-Barranquilla: Gasoline: $10,198, ACPM: $9,060

– Cartagena: Gasoline: $10,156, ACPM: $9,028

– the hunt: Gasoline: $10,406, ACPM: $9,278

– Bucaramanga: Gasoline: $10,273, ACPM: $9,125

– Villavicencio: Gasoline: $10,623, ACPM: $9,457

-Pereira: Gasoline: $10,502, ACPM: $9,429

– Manizales: Gasoline: $10,513, ACPM: $9,417

– Abajoy: Gasoline: $10,467, ACPM: $9,348

– Herb: Gasoline: $8,916, ACPM: $8,396

– Cucuta: Gasoline: $8,575, ACPM: $7,089

According to the site https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/about/ It specializes in publishing monthly data on energy prices around the world, including values ​​for motor fuels, electricity and natural gas. Gasoline prices in Colombia and Venezuela are the lowest in the region.

In the data published by the page, as of December 2022, the price of a gallon of gasoline l Colombia 2.03 USD, The price which, at the December 1 dollar exchange rate of $4,828, means a value of $9,800 Colombian pesos.

The price of petrol in Venezuela is $0.61, which is equivalent to 2,945 Colombian pesos. The price in the neighboring country is even the cheapest in the world, and this is due to the fact that Venezuela is a country that produces and exports oil, which contributes to maintaining lower prices than the rest of Latin America.

On the other hand, the countries where more is paid for each gallon of gasoline are Uruguay and Chile at $7.3 and $6.1 respectively.

Below the $6 threshold are the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica with $5.3 USD, and Peru with $5.2 USD; Nicaragua $5.07; Cuban $4.7 Mexico $4.6 US; Honduras 4.4 USD; El Salvador and Paraguay $4.3 USD; Guatemala 4.0 USD; Haiti $3.9 USD; Panama and Argentina $3.7 and Brazil $3.5.

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