Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Asia - 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 compiled by the World Bank, the price of crude oil in Asia stood at 67.87 USD per barrel in August 2025, versus 69.23 in July 2025. This marks a reduction of 1.96 percent.
Sample. There are 788 records overall in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The time period covered by the series goes from January 1960 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics computed on the entire sample: the price recorded a bottom of 1.21 USD per barrel in January 1970; it achieved a maximum of 131.22 in July 2008; it had an average value of 33.14.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / barrel |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 68.5 |
| 2025-07-31 | 69.23 |
| 2025-08-31 | 67.87 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | Asia |
| 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 |
Series in the same data set: Oil prices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - World average - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 788 | 1960-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 788 | 1960-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Asia - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 788 | 1960-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - North America - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 524 | 1982-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |