Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Food price indices (FAO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on data released recently, the FAO Sugar Price Index was 103.60 in August 2025, compared to 103.30 in July 2025. This marks a rise of 0.29 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 428 observations in total. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the index was equal on average to 84.84; it reached a minimum of 31.80 in March 2000; it recorded its maximum of 183.20 in January 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 103.6 |
| 2025-07-31 | 103.3 |
| 2025-08-31 | 103.6 |
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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 |
Series in the same data set: Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |