Ghana’s Star Oil paid GH¢2.6 billion in taxes and levies in 2025

Star Oil, a leader in the oil marketing industry, paid GHC 2.6 billion in taxes and levies to the government in 2025. The company shared the news in a post on its social media page today, January 14, 2026.

The data revealed that Star Oil paid GHC 41 million in corporate income tax for its 2025 operations. The oil marketing company also reported contributing GHC 51.9 million in withholding tax and PAYE to the state, along with GHC 1.7 billion in customs duties on fuel.

Operational Performance

Star Oil announced that in 2025 it sold 819 million units of petroleum products and operated 254 filling stations.

The number of people employed by Star Oil stood at 2,714.

In terms of its share of the retail market, the firm put it at 14 percent at the end of 2025.

In December 2025, Star Oil announced it had sold 82 million litres of petroleum products across its 254 stations, a move the company said helped it keep its spot as a leading supplier of diesel, gasoline, and LPG in Ghana..

Market Performance

In June 2025, the National Petroleum Authority reported that Star Oil had built on its 2024 gains to become the market leader in petroleum product sales for the first five months of the year.

The company officially overtook state owned GOIL, which had long held the top position.

The NPA’s Oil Marketing Company performance statistics from January to May showed that Star Oil sold a total of 336.3 million litres of petroleum products.

Data seen by Joy Business indicated that Star Oil sold 403 million litres of petroleum products in the first half of the year, comprising 193.9 million litres of petrol and 139.3 million litres of diesel.

An update released by the company on November 3, 2025, revealed that between January and September 2025, Star Oil sold 602 million litres of petroleum products, consolidating its position as the industry leader.

Star Oil’s financial report for the first half of 2025 shows it paid GH₵1.1 billion in taxes to the government and has 2,546 direct employees working across its 240 fuel stations nationwide.