Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Europe - 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 Europe was 116.80 USD per barrel in September 2026, compared to 90.90 in August 2026. This constitutes a rise of 28.49 percent.
Sample. The monthly time series plotted above has 801 records. The time span covered by the series goes from January 1960 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: the price hit a minimum of 1.20 USD per barrel in January 1970; it hit a maximum of 133.90 in July 2008; it had an average value of 35.43.
Latest values
| Date | Value - USD / barrel |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 83.4000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 90.9000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 116.800 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Commodity price |
| Country or region | Europe |
| 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 | 801 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Europe - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 801 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - Asia - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 801 | 1960-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Crude oil price (USD/bbl) - North America - World Bank Pink Sheets - Monthly | 537 | 1982-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |