Countries with the highest gas prices
1. Turkey
Price per gallon of gasoline
$9.89
Global average (60 countries)
$6.01
Rank by most expensive gas
1
Rank by pain at the pump
7
Skinny
Since Turkey has a real problem getting citizens to pay income tax, the government makes up for the lost revenues by imposing a hellacious fuel tax. That levy accounts for about half the $9.89 price.
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