Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Food price indices (FAO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recently published data, the FAO Sugar Price Index was 95.00 in July 2026, compared to 90.00 in June. This represents a rise of 5.56 percent.
Sample. There are 439 records in the monthly series presented in the plot above. The series covers the span of time going from January 1990 to July 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the index reached its minimum of 31.80 in March 2000; it achieved a maximum of 183.20 in January 2011; it averaged 85.01.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 95.1 |
| 2026-06-30 | 90.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 95.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Sugar price index |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price index |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Laspeyres index |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Sources | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 439 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 439 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 439 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 439 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 439 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 439 | 1990-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |