Libya sells Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at the cheapest price in Africa at N52 ($0.031) per liter or 0.15 Libyan Dinar, according to a report by Global Petrol Prices.
Global Petrol Prices is a platform that tracks retail petrol prices worldwide.
The report noted that Libya stands out as the country with the second cheapest petrol in the world after Iran ($0.029).
Libya, Egypt, Algeria and Angola have the cheapest petrol prices in Africa, as Nigeria lags behind the four countries.
Despite Nigeria being referred to as the continental economic giant and largest crude oil producer, its citizens grapple to buy petrol at N950 and N1,100, depending on the location or N1400 per liter at the black market.
Meanwhile, the Central African Republic has the highest petrol price on the continent, at $1.83 per liter.
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