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 published by the World Bank, the price of crude oil in Asia was 94.67 USD per barrel in May 2026, compared to 92.69 in April. This marks a rise of 2.14 percent.
Sample. There are 797 data points in the monthly series displayed in the chart above. The period covered by the series extends from January 1960 to May 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: the price had a mean of 33.61 USD per barrel; it recorded a minimum of 1.21 in January 1970; it recorded its highest level of 131.22 in July 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / barrel |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 91.88 |
| 2026-04-30 | 92.69 |
| 2026-05-31 | 94.67 |
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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 |
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Oil prices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - World average - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 797 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 797 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Asia - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 797 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - North America - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 533 | 1982-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |