The provided table illustrates financial data for the ten countries where petrol is most expensive, comparing average monthly disposable income, average monthly petrol expenditure, and the percentage of income allocated to fuel costs.
Overall, there is a clear disparity between countries with high disposable incomes and those with lower ones regarding the affordability of petrol. While Norway records the highest absolute expenditure on petrol at $319.85, it remains one of the most affordable in relative terms, whereas Eritrea, despite having the lowest disposable income of $450.09, faces the highest relative cost.
Norway leads the list in absolute petrol spending, followed closely by Turkey at $315.96. However, the impact on household budgets varies drastically; Norwegians spend only 7.40% of their income on petrol, while Turkish citizens spend 34.20%. A similar pattern is observed in Eritrea, where the $275 monthly expenditure consumes a staggering 61.10% of the average disposable income. In contrast, countries like Sweden and Belgium maintain relatively low proportions of income spent on petrol, at 7.70% and 8.70% respectively, despite their high absolute costs of $275 and $273.05.