Natural gas price (Index; 2010 = 100) - World - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Natural gas prices (World Bank Pink Sheets)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to statistics prepared by the World Bank, the price of natural gas (worldwide average) stood at 143.40 USD / MMBtu in August 2026, compared to 130.30 in July 2026. This represents an increase of 10.05 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are 596 data points in total. The series covers the period stretching from January 1977 to August 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the price had a mean of 74.49 USD / MMBtu; it recorded a bottom of 18.50 in January 1977; it attained a maximum of 454.00 in August 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (2010=100) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 118.300 |
| 2026-07-31 | 130.300 |
| 2026-08-31 | 143.400 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | World |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price estimates |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index (2010=100) |
| Sources | World Bank |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution Licence |
| Measure type | Level |
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Natural gas prices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - United States - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 800 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 800 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Japan - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 596 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Natural gas price (Index; 2010 = 100) - World - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 596 | 1977-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |