New Mexico Gas Tax
New Mexico’s state taxes and fees on gasoline total 18.9¢ a gallon, the 3rd-lowest of 51; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, drivers pay 37.3¢ a gallon in combined tax. Rates are from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up New Mexico’s 37.3¢
| New Mexico state excise tax | 17.0¢ |
|---|---|
| Other New Mexico taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 1.9¢ |
| Total New Mexico state tax | 18.9¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 37.3¢ |
Petroleum Products Loading fee: $150 per 8,000 gallon load on gasoline and special fuels ($0.01875/gal). LOTs allowed, not in effect.
17 cents since 1995
New Mexico’s gasoline excise is 17.0¢ a gallon. The rate has a short history of changes. In 1993 the Legislature raised it from 16 cents to 22 cents. In 1995, under a new governor, it cut the rate back to 17 cents, keeping 1 cent of the 1993 increase. It has not changed since, and it is not indexed to inflation.
The only other state charge is a petroleum products loading fee of $150 per 8,000-gallon load, just under 2 cents a gallon, which applies to gasoline and special fuels. The EIA lists no sales or gross receipts tax on gasoline for New Mexico, and it notes that state law allows local option fuel taxes but that none are in effect.
New Mexico’s total of 18.9¢ in the EIA’s July 2026 (revised August 2026) table is the 3rd-lowest of the 50 states and D.C. That is 14.9¢ below the 51-jurisdiction average of 33.8¢. New Mexico pump prices are on the New Mexico gas prices page.
Sources: current rates and rankings are from the EIA motor fuel tax table in our database; other facts are from the sources listed here.
New Mexico Gas Tax Against Its Neighbors
Utah, at 38.6¢ in the EIA's July 2026 table, has the highest state total among the 5 states bordering New Mexico, and New Mexico's total is 19.7¢ below Utah's. Colorado stands at 30.2¢ (EIA table, July 2026), which puts New Mexico 11.3¢ below Colorado. Oklahoma and Texas both list 20.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026), with New Mexico 1.1¢ below Oklahoma and 1.1¢ below Texas. Arizona, at 19.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026), has the lowest total among the bordering states, and New Mexico is 0.1¢ below Arizona. That makes 5 of 5 bordering states with a higher state total than New Mexico in the table.
New Mexico's 18.9¢ is higher than the totals of 2 jurisdictions and lower than the totals of 48 in the EIA's July 2026 table. The list runs from 9.0¢ (EIA table, July 2026) in Alaska to 73.6¢ in California. Within the group of bordering states, Utah's 38.6¢ (EIA table, July 2026) and Arizona's 19.0¢ are the two ends.
Other state taxes and fees on gasoline come to 1.9¢ (EIA table, July 2026) in New Mexico's total, separate from the excise, which accounts for 90% of the 18.9¢. Set beside the federal tax of 18.4¢, the same in every state, New Mexico's state total is 51% of the combined state and federal figure in the EIA's July 2026 table.
How much of a gallon in New Mexico is tax
New Mexico gasoline is estimated at $4.09 a gallon. Against that, the 37.3¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 9.1% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is this week’s US Gas Gauge estimate from EIA regional prices (EIA publishes no weekly average for New Mexico).
New Mexico vs. the other 50 states
New Mexico’s state gas tax of 18.9¢ is 14.9¢ below the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — it is the 3rd-lowest.
Neighboring states' gas tax
| State | State tax | vs. New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Utah gas tax | 38.6¢ | +19.7¢ |
| Colorado gas tax | 30.2¢ | +11.3¢ |
| Oklahoma gas tax | 20.0¢ | +1.1¢ |
| Texas gas tax | 20.0¢ | +1.1¢ |
| Arizona gas tax | 19.0¢ | +0.1¢ |
New Mexico gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in New Mexico?
- 18.9¢ a gallon in state taxes and fees; with the 18.4¢ federal tax, 37.3¢ (EIA, July 2026).
- How does New Mexico's gas tax compare to other states?
- The 3rd-lowest of the 50 states and D.C.; the average is 33.8¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in New Mexico?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in New Mexico, the same as in every other state.
- Does New Mexico charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag New Mexico as allowing local option taxes.
Related to New Mexico gas tax
EIA, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes” (July 2026 (revised August 2026)); how these figures are built.
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Cite as: US Gas Gauge, “New Mexico Gas Tax,” usgasgauge.com/gas-tax/new-mexico. Source data: U.S. Energy Information Administration.