In 2019, gas averaged $2.60 nationally — $3.27 in today’s money
regular, at the pump in 2019
inflation-adjusted (CPI-U)
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline across 2019, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars.
How 2019 ranks in the 1970–2025 record
The 27th-most-expensive year on record — the 30th-cheapest of 56 years.
The 14th-highest pump price on record — before adjusting for inflation.
How U.S. prices moved through 2019
Weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.90 the week of May 6, 2019; the low was $2.24 the week of January 7, 2019 — a swing of 29.5%.
2019 vs. the years on either side
U.S. gas prices in 2019, answered
- What was the average price of gas in 2019?
- The U.S. average price of regular gasoline in 2019 was $2.60 per gallon — about $3.27 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
- How does 2019 rank for gas prices in U.S. history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2019 was the 27th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline out of the 56 years on record (1970–2025). In raw at-the-pump dollars it ranks 14th.
- Were gas prices higher in 2019 than in 2018?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline was cheaper in 2019 than in 2018, down 6.3% year over year ($3.49 → $3.27 in 2025 dollars).
- How high did gas prices get during 2019?
- The U.S. weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.90 the week of May 6, 2019 and bottomed at $2.24 the week of January 7, 2019 during 2019.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2019 is the average of EIA’s twelve monthly U.S. regular (all-formulations) retail prices; the weekly figures above are EIA’s weekly U.S. retail series. Inflation adjustment uses the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), constant 2025 dollars.