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$872/mo
Singapore Oil Shock Tax (#1)
$636/mo
Qatar Windfall Per Person
60 vs 17
Countries Paying vs Profiting
Oil hit $119.50 a barrel this week. Two weeks ago it was $70. The US–Israel war with Iran choked off supply through the Strait of Hormuz, producing the biggest oil disruption in history. Gas in America jumped 58 cents in a month. Analysts warn $150 is possible within weeks.
But gasoline is just the visible cost. Oil prices ripple through every economy differently depending on how much a country imports, how many people share that cost, and how much of its energy comes from non-oil sources. We calculated the per-person monthly cost of the $50/barrel price spike for 77 countries to build the DropThe Oil Shock Index 2026.
The results split the world into two groups: 60 countries paying a war tax they did not vote for, and 17 countries collecting a windfall.
How the Oil Shock Tax Works
The formula is simple. For each country, we take net oil imports (consumption minus domestic production) in barrels per day, multiply by the $50 price increase, multiply by 30 days, and divide by population. The result is a per-person monthly cost: how much extra each citizen effectively absorbs through higher fuel, shipping, food, and manufactured goods prices.
Oil Shock Tax = (net oil imports x $50 x 30) / population
This is not what individuals pay at the pump. It is the total economic burden distributed across the population. It shows up in gas prices, grocery bills, airline tickets, heating costs, and the price of anything that moves by truck, ship, or plane.
The 20 Countries Paying the Most Per Person
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