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Crude Oil (Dubai)

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

95.56 USD/bblSep 2026+18.5%on the month+50.9%on the year
12-month average77.84
Record high130.59Jul 2008
Record low23.01Apr 2003
Observations285since Jan 2003

Crude Oil (Dubai), Jan 2003 to Sep 2026

02550751001251502003200620092012201520182021202495.56

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MonthCrude Oil (Dubai) (USD/bbl)
Sep 202695.56
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
Feb 202575.35
Jan 202578.48
Dec 202473.20
Nov 202473.22
Oct 202475.40
Sep 202472.51
Aug 202479.00
Jul 202484.71
Jun 202483.76
May 202483.65
Apr 202491.17
Mar 202486.38
Feb 202483.04
Jan 202480.36
Dec 202377.78
Nov 202381.77
Oct 202386.73
Sep 202391.59
Aug 202384.59
Jul 202379.94
Jun 202373.77
May 202373.54
Apr 202382.16
Mar 202376.59
Feb 202380.57
Jan 202379.64
Dec 202277.03
Nov 202285.58
Oct 202288.14
Sep 202286.40
Aug 202291.25
Jul 202293.49
Jun 2022105.36
May 2022102.64
Apr 202299.60
Mar 2022102.95
Feb 202288.41
Jan 202281.51
Dec 202171.86
Nov 202176.43
Oct 202179.23
Sep 202171.22
Aug 202167.23
Jul 202170.15
Jun 202171.09
May 202165.16
Apr 202162.34
Mar 202162.82
Feb 202160.44
Jan 202154.50
Dec 202049.40
Nov 202043.51
Oct 202041.21
Sep 202041.81
Aug 202044.65
Jul 202042.62
Jun 202039.98
May 202033.54
Apr 202030.34
Mar 202036.68
Feb 202054.93
Jan 202061.62
Dec 201962.55
Nov 201959.29
Oct 201956.68
Sep 201958.79
Aug 201957.02
Jul 201961.82
Jun 201959.82
May 201966.93
Apr 201969.64
Mar 201966.38
Feb 201964.00
Jan 201959.12
Dec 201855.88
Nov 201864.56
Oct 201878.02
Sep 201875.77
Aug 201872.10
Jul 201872.44
Jun 201872.58
May 201873.33
Apr 201867.97
Mar 201863.58
Feb 201862.23
Jan 201865.53
Dec 201760.99
Nov 201760.18
Oct 201755.33
Sep 201753.62
Aug 201750.38
Jul 201748.32
Jun 201746.85
May 201750.80
Apr 201753.09
Mar 201751.38
Feb 201754.59
Jan 201753.97
Dec 201652.76
Nov 201645.05
Oct 201648.72
Sep 201644.47
Aug 201644.38
Jul 201643.81
Jun 201646.34
May 201644.19
Apr 201639.81
Mar 201636.79
Feb 201631.20
Jan 201629.23
Dec 201535.90
Nov 201543.91
Oct 201547.74
Sep 201547.33
Aug 201547.42
Jul 201555.88
Jun 201562.30
May 201563.83
Apr 201559.39
Mar 201555.80
Feb 201557.60
Jan 201549.00
Dec 201461.38
Nov 201477.95
Oct 201486.38
Sep 201497.61
Aug 2014102.11
Jul 2014105.12
Jun 2014107.22
May 2014104.46
Apr 2014103.97
Mar 2014103.58
Feb 2014104.55
Jan 2014103.35
Dec 2013106.87
Nov 2013103.84
Oct 2013104.74
Sep 2013105.23
Aug 2013105.45
Jul 2013102.71
Jun 201399.55
May 201399.71
Apr 2013100.16
Mar 2013105.20
Feb 2013110.96
Jan 2013107.12
Dec 2012104.33
Nov 2012105.50
Oct 2012107.54
Sep 2012109.60
Aug 2012108.13
Jul 201299.09
Jun 201293.23
May 2012106.73
Apr 2012116.52
Mar 2012120.25
Feb 2012115.46
Jan 2012108.00
Dec 2011103.89
Nov 2011105.64
Oct 2011102.56
Sep 2011104.32
Aug 2011104.80
Jul 2011111.19
Jun 2011107.21
May 2011107.27
Apr 2011115.62
Mar 2011107.93
Feb 201199.95
Jan 201192.25
Dec 201089.08
Nov 201083.61
Oct 201081.15
Sep 201076.66
Aug 201075.52
Jul 201074.12
Jun 201075.06
May 201074.66
Apr 201083.97
Mar 201079.07
Feb 201074.61
Jan 201076.65
Dec 200974.84
Nov 200977.14
Oct 200973.67
Sep 200967.77
Aug 200971.34
Jul 200965.13
Jun 200968.09
May 200957.02
Apr 200949.70
Mar 200945.48
Feb 200941.97
Jan 200943.22
Dec 200840.40
Nov 200852.51
Oct 200871.14
Sep 200898.14
Aug 2008113.66
Jul 2008130.59
Jun 2008128.43
May 2008119.19
Apr 2008104.65
Mar 200897.67
Feb 200890.07
Jan 200887.04
Dec 200786.00
Nov 200786.41
Oct 200777.59
Sep 200773.13
Aug 200767.42
Jul 200770.64
Jun 200766.63
May 200764.75
Apr 200763.62
Mar 200759.61
Feb 200756.55
Jan 200757.90
Dec 200659.22
Nov 200657.49
Oct 200657.35
Sep 200660.43
Aug 200668.97
Jul 200669.56
Jun 200665.81
May 200665.56
Apr 200664.75
Mar 200658.93
Feb 200657.56
Jan 200658.73
Dec 200553.77
Nov 200551.74
Oct 200554.39
Sep 200557.74
Aug 200557.43
Jul 200552.82
Jun 200550.42
May 200545.06
Apr 200546.81
Mar 200545.49
Feb 200539.61
Jan 200538.10
Dec 200434.62
Nov 200435.93
Oct 200438.85
Sep 200436.43
Aug 200437.36
Jul 200434.36
Jun 200432.97
May 200433.99
Apr 200430.70
Mar 200430.27
Feb 200428.28
Jan 200428.57
Dec 200327.46
Nov 200326.98
Oct 200326.68
Sep 200324.88
Aug 200327.18
Jul 200326.23
Jun 200324.96
May 200323.84
Apr 200323.01
Mar 200326.88
Feb 200329.14
Jan 200326.96

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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