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Crude Oil (Dubai)

Dubai crude benchmark, US dollars per barrel. Zambia imports all of its fuel.

80.66 USD/bblAug 2026+4.3%on the month+19.4%on the year
12-month average75.16
Record high120.25Feb 2012
Record low29.23Dec 2015
Observations187since Jan 2011

Crude Oil (Dubai), Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

02550751001251502011201320152017201920212023202580.66

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MonthCrude Oil (Dubai) (USD/bbl)
Aug 202680.66
Jul 202677.33
Jun 202677.59
May 202695.95
Apr 202693.87
Mar 202693.01
Feb 202668.00
Jan 202663.13
Dec 202561.53
Nov 202563.75
Oct 202563.75
Sep 202563.35
Aug 202567.53
Jul 202568.89
Jun 202568.15
May 202562.77
Apr 202566.10
Mar 202572.11
Jan 202575.35
Dec 202478.48
Nov 202473.20
Oct 202473.22
Sep 202475.40
Aug 202472.51
Jul 202479.00
Jun 202484.71
May 202483.76
Apr 202483.65
Mar 202491.17
Feb 202486.38
Jan 202483.04
Dec 202380.36
Nov 202377.78
Oct 202381.77
Sep 202386.73
Aug 202391.59
Jul 202384.59
Jun 202379.94
May 202373.77
Apr 202373.54
Mar 202382.16
Feb 202376.59
Jan 202380.57
Dec 202279.64
Nov 202277.03
Oct 202285.58
Sep 202288.14
Aug 202286.40
Jul 202291.25
Jun 202293.49
May 2022105.36
Apr 2022102.64
Mar 202299.60
Feb 2022102.95
Jan 202293.31
Dec 202175.24
Nov 202171.86
Oct 202176.43
Sep 202179.23
Aug 202171.22
Jul 202167.23
Jun 202170.15
May 202171.09
Apr 202165.16
Mar 202162.34
Feb 202162.82
Jan 202160.44
Dec 202054.50
Nov 202049.40
Oct 202043.51
Sep 202041.21
Aug 202041.81
Jul 202044.65
Jun 202042.62
May 202039.98
Apr 202033.54
Mar 202030.34
Feb 202036.68
Jan 202054.93
Dec 201961.62
Nov 201962.55
Oct 201959.29
Sep 201956.68
Aug 201958.79
Jul 201957.02
Jun 201961.82
May 201959.82
Apr 201966.93
Mar 201969.64
Feb 201966.38
Jan 201964.00
Dec 201859.12
Nov 201855.88
Oct 201864.56
Sep 201878.02
Aug 201875.77
Jul 201872.10
Jun 201872.44
May 201872.58
Apr 201873.33
Mar 201867.97
Feb 201863.58
Jan 201862.23
Dec 201765.53
Nov 201760.99
Oct 201760.18
Sep 201755.33
Aug 201753.62
Jul 201750.38
Jun 201748.32
May 201746.85
Apr 201750.80
Mar 201753.09
Feb 201751.38
Jan 201754.59
Dec 201653.97
Nov 201652.76
Oct 201645.05
Sep 201648.72
Aug 201644.47
Jul 201644.38
Jun 201643.81
May 201646.34
Apr 201644.19
Mar 201639.81
Feb 201636.79
Jan 201631.20
Dec 201529.23
Nov 201535.90
Oct 201543.91
Sep 201547.74
Aug 201547.33
Jul 201547.42
Jun 201555.88
May 201562.30
Apr 201563.83
Mar 201559.39
Feb 201555.80
Jan 201557.60
Dec 201449.00
Nov 201461.38
Oct 201477.95
Sep 201486.38
Aug 201497.61
Jul 2014102.11
Jun 2014105.12
May 2014107.22
Apr 2014104.46
Mar 2014103.97
Feb 2014103.58
Jan 2014104.55
Dec 2013103.35
Nov 2013106.87
Oct 2013103.84
Sep 2013104.74
Aug 2013105.23
Jul 2013105.45
Jun 2013102.71
May 201399.55
Apr 201399.71
Mar 2013100.16
Feb 2013105.20
Jan 2013110.96
Dec 2012107.12
Nov 2012104.33
Oct 2012105.50
Sep 2012107.54
Aug 2012109.60
Jul 2012108.13
Jun 201299.09
May 201293.23
Apr 2012106.73
Mar 2012116.52
Feb 2012120.25
Jan 2012115.46
Dec 2011108.00
Nov 2011103.89
Oct 2011105.64
Sep 2011102.56
Aug 2011104.32
Jul 2011104.80
Jun 2011111.19
May 2011107.21
Apr 2011107.27
Mar 2011115.62
Feb 2011107.93
Jan 201199.95

Source: Dubai benchmark. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.

Change on a year earlier

Each bar is this month against the same month twelve months before — the comparison that strips out the seasonal pattern.

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