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 published by the World Bank, the price of crude oil in North America stood at 64.08 USD per barrel in August 2025, compared to 67.39 in July. This represents a decrease of 4.91 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series presented in the chart, there are 524 records. The period covered by the series extends from January 1982 to August 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the price hit a maximum of 133.93 USD per barrel in June 2008; it reached its minimum of 11.31 in December 1998; it averaged 46.30.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / barrel |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 67.49 |
| 2025-07-31 | 67.39 |
| 2025-08-31 | 64.08 |
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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 |
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 |