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 published by the World Bank, the price of natural gas (worldwide average) stood at 96.35 USD / MMBtu in August 2025, versus 102.08 in July 2025. This represents a decrease of 5.61 percent.
Sample. There are 584 records overall in the monthly series displayed in the chart above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1977 to August 2025.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: the price recorded a bottom of 18.53 USD / MMBtu in January 1977; it reached a maximum of 454.04 in August 2022; it was equal on average to 73.59.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (2010=100) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 103.73507325207 |
| 2025-07-31 | 102.07949972942 |
| 2025-08-31 | 96.34851163028 |
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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 |
Series in the same data set: Natural gas prices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - United States - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 788 | 1960-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 788 | 1960-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Natural gas price (USD / MMBtu) - Japan - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 584 | 1977-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Natural gas price (Index; 2010 = 100) - World - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 584 | 1977-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |