Why are gas prices so high in America? Do other countries have such high prices?

Answer 1

Demand is exceeding supply and investors are worried that radical Islam will make investments too risky.

The USA is about in the middle for world gasoline prices. Gas costs are higher if imported and depending on the mode of import (pipe, ship, etc). But the main driver of high gasoline prices is taxes. In Europe, prices are nearly double of what Americans pay and in countries that subsidize or tax little like Saudi Arabia, gasoline prices are lower then the USA. In the USA, 50% of the cost is in taxes.

Answer 2

Some places in Europe have gas as high at $7.00 a gallon (The Netherlands). The price of gas throughout Western Europe is higher than it is in the US.

Answer 3

The United States people are a bunch of whiners, the prices in other countries have been way higher than in the USA for decades.

Answer 4

In other countries, gasoline prices are higher (typically a lot higher) than in the US. Much of this is due to taxes. One exception: Saudi Arabia, which when I was last there, had gasoline for sixty cents a gallon.

Answer 5

Gas is high in America due to market supply and demand, and to some extent,greed of the oil companies. Gas in much higher in places like the U.K. where the Queen's subjects allow their government to tax gas until its $7+/gallon.

Which is what Al Gore wants to do, he just ain't saying it yet.

Answer 6

Refinaries breaking down, not much importing anymore with the war and such.

Answer 7

yes europe has allways been higher in gas prices than we are ,also mostly they have smaller cars and make more money [blue collar standard], than we do.

Answer 8

gas is high right now all over the globe.

Answer 9

Well i'm paying $3.05 in Pa an i think it is absoulty rediculous