In 2025, gas averaged $3.10 nationally — $3.10 in today’s money
regular, at the pump in 2025
inflation-adjusted (CPI-U)
The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline across 2025, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars.
How 2025 ranks in the 1970–2025 record
The 32nd-most-expensive year on record — the 25th-cheapest of 56 years.
The 9th-highest pump price on record — before adjusting for inflation.
How U.S. prices moved through 2025
Weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.24 the week of April 7, 2025; the low was $2.81 the week of December 29, 2025 — a swing of 15.4%.
2025 vs. the years on either side
adjusted for inflation · −6.3% at the pump
2024 averaged $3.31 ($3.39 in 2025 $)
No year on record on this side.
U.S. gas prices in 2025, answered
- What was the average price of gas in 2025?
- The U.S. average price of regular gasoline in 2025 was $3.10 per gallon — about $3.10 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.
- How does 2025 rank for gas prices in U.S. history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2025 was the 32nd-most-expensive year for regular gasoline out of the 56 years on record (1970–2025). In raw at-the-pump dollars it ranks 9th.
- Were gas prices higher in 2025 than in 2024?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline was cheaper in 2025 than in 2024, down 8.7% year over year ($3.39 → $3.10 in 2025 dollars).
- How high did gas prices get during 2025?
- The U.S. weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.24 the week of April 7, 2025 and bottomed at $2.81 the week of December 29, 2025 during 2025.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2025 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.