Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - North America - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Oil prices (World Bank Pink Sheets)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to statistics provided by the World Bank, the price of crude oil in North America was 82.70 USD per barrel in August 2026, versus 79.40 in July 2026. This represents a rise of 4.16 percent.
Sample. There are 536 records in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1982 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: the price averaged 46.95 USD per barrel; it reached its lowest level of 11.30 in December 1998; it reached a maximum of 133.90 in June 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / barrel |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 81.9000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 79.4000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 82.7000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | North America |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price estimates |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | USD / barrel |
| Sources | World Bank |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Creative Commons Attribution Licence |
| Measure type | Level |
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Oil prices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - World average - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 800 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 800 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Asia - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 800 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - North America - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 536 | 1982-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |