Chart
Description: Crude Oil (petroleum); Dated Brent, US$ per barrel
Unit: US Dollars per Barrel
Source: International Monetary Fund
See also: Energy production and consumption statistics
| Month | Value |
| Nov 1984 | 27.62 |
| Dec 1984 | 27.07 |
| Jan 1985 | 26.94 |
| Feb 1985 | 28.17 |
| Mar 1985 | 28.22 |
| Apr 1985 | 27.98 |
| May 1985 | 26.67 |
| Jun 1985 | 26.44 |
| Jul 1985 | 26.81 |
| Aug 1985 | 27.34 |
| Sep 1985 | 27.72 |
| Oct 1985 | 28.54 |
| Nov 1985 | 29.82 |
| Dec 1985 | 26.68 |
| Jan 1986 | 22.18 |
| Feb 1986 | 17.32 |
| Mar 1986 | 13.85 |
| Apr 1986 | 12.48 |
| May 1986 | 14.05 |
| Jun 1986 | 11.90 |
| Jul 1986 | 9.56 |
| Aug 1986 | 13.47 |
| Sep 1986 | 14.22 |
| Oct 1986 | 13.88 |
| Nov 1986 | 14.53 |
| Dec 1986 | 15.76 |
| Jan 1987 | 18.48 |
| Feb 1987 | 17.35 |
| Mar 1987 | 17.89 |
| Apr 1987 | 18.45 |
| May 1987 | 18.75 |
| Jun 1987 | 18.85 |
| Jul 1987 | 19.83 |
| Aug 1987 | 19.07 |
| Sep 1987 | 18.39 |
| Oct 1987 | 18.85 |
| Nov 1987 | 17.90 |
| Dec 1987 | 17.42 |
| Jan 1988 | 16.93 |
| Feb 1988 | 15.76 |
| Mar 1988 | 14.79 |
| Apr 1988 | 16.62 |
| May 1988 | 16.42 |
| Jun 1988 | 15.59 |
| Jul 1988 | 14.94 |
| Aug 1988 | 15.00 |
| Sep 1988 | 13.35 |
| Oct 1988 | 12.28 |
| Nov 1988 | 12.92 |
| Dec 1988 | 15.10 |
| Jan 1989 | 16.96 |
| Feb 1989 | 16.74 |
| Mar 1989 | 18.68 |
| Apr 1989 | 19.87 |
| May 1989 | 18.46 |
| Jun 1989 | 17.57 |
| Jul 1989 | 17.69 |
| Aug 1989 | 17.12 |
| Sep 1989 | 17.80 |
| Oct 1989 | 19.03 |
| Nov 1989 | 19.21 |
| Dec 1989 | 19.85 |
| Jan 1990 | 21.25 |
| Feb 1990 | 19.93 |
| Mar 1990 | 18.37 |
| Apr 1990 | 16.49 |
| May 1990 | 16.34 |
| Jun 1990 | 15.05 |
| Jul 1990 | 17.14 |
| Aug 1990 | 27.32 |
| Sep 1990 | 35.03 |
| Oct 1990 | 36.09 |
| Nov 1990 | 33.20 |
| Dec 1990 | 28.32 |
| Jan 1991 | 23.54 |
| Feb 1991 | 19.58 |
| Mar 1991 | 19.13 |
| Apr 1991 | 19.13 |
| May 1991 | 19.16 |
| Jun 1991 | 18.08 |
| Jul 1991 | 19.42 |
| Aug 1991 | 19.73 |
| Sep 1991 | 20.48 |
| Oct 1991 | 22.25 |
| Nov 1991 | 21.00 |
| Dec 1991 | 18.28 |
| Jan 1992 | 18.55 |
| Feb 1992 | 18.48 |
| Mar 1992 | 17.59 |
| Apr 1992 | 19.06 |
| May 1992 | 20.03 |
| Jun 1992 | 21.28 |
| Jul 1992 | 20.34 |
| Aug 1992 | 19.77 |
| Sep 1992 | 20.31 |
| Oct 1992 | 20.26 |
| Nov 1992 | 19.15 |
| Dec 1992 | 18.15 |
| Jan 1993 | 17.35 |
| Feb 1993 | 18.48 |
| Mar 1993 | 18.75 |
| Apr 1993 | 18.63 |
| May 1993 | 18.51 |
| Jun 1993 | 17.59 |
| Jul 1993 | 16.77 |
| Aug 1993 | 16.71 |
| Sep 1993 | 15.99 |
| Oct 1993 | 16.56 |
| Nov 1993 | 15.08 |
| Dec 1993 | 13.56 |
| Jan 1994 | 14.22 |
| Feb 1994 | 13.75 |
| Mar 1994 | 13.88 |
| Apr 1994 | 15.15 |
| May 1994 | 16.26 |
| Jun 1994 | 16.74 |
| Jul 1994 | 17.63 |
| Aug 1994 | 16.82 |
| Sep 1994 | 15.86 |
| Oct 1994 | 16.43 |
| Nov 1994 | 17.30 |
| Dec 1994 | 15.88 |
| Jan 1995 | 16.55 |
| Feb 1995 | 17.14 |
| Mar 1995 | 17.02 |
| Apr 1995 | 18.74 |
| May 1995 | 18.32 |
| Jun 1995 | 17.35 |
| Jul 1995 | 15.86 |
| Aug 1995 | 16.07 |
| Sep 1995 | 16.66 |
| Oct 1995 | 16.12 |
| Nov 1995 | 16.88 |
| Dec 1995 | 17.96 |
| Jan 1996 | 17.94 |
| Feb 1996 | 17.97 |
| Mar 1996 | 19.99 |
| Apr 1996 | 21.01 |
| May 1996 | 19.15 |
| Jun 1996 | 18.27 |
| Jul 1996 | 19.61 |
| Aug 1996 | 19.96 |
| Sep 1996 | 22.06 |
| Oct 1996 | 23.68 |
| Nov 1996 | 22.28 |
| Dec 1996 | 23.52 |
| Jan 1997 | 23.47 |
| Feb 1997 | 20.83 |
| Mar 1997 | 19.21 |
| Apr 1997 | 17.47 |
| May 1997 | 19.14 |
| Jun 1997 | 17.55 |
| Jul 1997 | 18.43 |
| Aug 1997 | 18.69 |
| Sep 1997 | 18.45 |
| Oct 1997 | 20.05 |
| Nov 1997 | 19.00 |
| Dec 1997 | 17.10 |
| Jan 1998 | 15.09 |
| Feb 1998 | 14.06 |
| Mar 1998 | 13.08 |
| Apr 1998 | 13.39 |
| May 1998 | 14.39 |
| Jun 1998 | 12.06 |
| Jul 1998 | 12.04 |
| Aug 1998 | 11.88 |
| Sep 1998 | 13.36 |
| Oct 1998 | 12.56 |
| Nov 1998 | 10.92 |
| Dec 1998 | 9.80 |
| Jan 1999 | 10.95 |
| Feb 1999 | 10.20 |
| Mar 1999 | 12.12 |
| Apr 1999 | 15.16 |
| May 1999 | 15.22 |
| Jun 1999 | 15.60 |
| Jul 1999 | 18.71 |
| Aug 1999 | 20.17 |
| Sep 1999 | 22.11 |
| Oct 1999 | 22.12 |
| Nov 1999 | 24.55 |
| Dec 1999 | 25.48 |
| Jan 2000 | 25.22 |
| Feb 2000 | 27.63 |
| Mar 2000 | 27.47 |
| Apr 2000 | 22.54 |
| May 2000 | 27.40 |
| Jun 2000 | 29.68 |
| Jul 2000 | 28.51 |
| Aug 2000 | 29.89 |
| Sep 2000 | 32.62 |
| Oct 2000 | 30.93 |
| Nov 2000 | 32.52 |
| Dec 2000 | 25.28 |
| Jan 2001 | 25.64 |
| Feb 2001 | 27.41 |
| Mar 2001 | 24.40 |
| Apr 2001 | 25.55 |
| May 2001 | 28.45 |
| Jun 2001 | 27.72 |
| Jul 2001 | 24.54 |
| Aug 2001 | 25.67 |
| Sep 2001 | 25.54 |
| Oct 2001 | 20.48 |
| Nov 2001 | 18.94 |
| Dec 2001 | 18.60 |
| Jan 2002 | 19.49 |
| Feb 2002 | 20.29 |
| Mar 2002 | 23.69 |
| Apr 2002 | 25.65 |
| May 2002 | 25.43 |
| Jun 2002 | 24.13 |
| Jul 2002 | 25.77 |
| Aug 2002 | 26.63 |
| Sep 2002 | 28.34 |
| Oct 2002 | 27.55 |
| Nov 2002 | 24.50 |
| Dec 2002 | 28.52 |
| Jan 2003 | 31.29 |
| Feb 2003 | 32.65 |
| Mar 2003 | 30.34 |
| Apr 2003 | 25.02 |
| May 2003 | 25.81 |
| Jun 2003 | 27.55 |
| Jul 2003 | 28.40 |
| Aug 2003 | 29.83 |
| Sep 2003 | 27.10 |
| Oct 2003 | 29.59 |
| Nov 2003 | 28.77 |
| Dec 2003 | 29.88 |
| Jan 2004 | 31.18 |
| Feb 2004 | 30.87 |
| Mar 2004 | 33.80 |
| Apr 2004 | 33.36 |
| May 2004 | 37.92 |
| Jun 2004 | 35.19 |
| Jul 2004 | 38.37 |
| Aug 2004 | 43.03 |
| Sep 2004 | 43.38 |
| Oct 2004 | 49.77 |
| Nov 2004 | 43.05 |
| Dec 2004 | 39.65 |
| Jan 2005 | 44.28 |
| Feb 2005 | 45.56 |
| Mar 2005 | 53.08 |
| Apr 2005 | 51.86 |
| May 2005 | 48.67 |
| Jun 2005 | 54.31 |
| Jul 2005 | 57.58 |
| Aug 2005 | 64.09 |
| Sep 2005 | 62.98 |
| Oct 2005 | 58.52 |
| Nov 2005 | 55.54 |
| Dec 2005 | 56.75 |
| Jan 2006 | 63.57 |
| Feb 2006 | 59.92 |
| Mar 2006 | 62.25 |
| Apr 2006 | 70.44 |
| May 2006 | 70.19 |
| Jun 2006 | 68.86 |
| Jul 2006 | 73.90 |
| Aug 2006 | 73.61 |
| Sep 2006 | 62.77 |
| Oct 2006 | 58.38 |
| Nov 2006 | 58.48 |
| Dec 2006 | 62.31 |
| Jan 2007 | 54.30 |
| Feb 2007 | 57.76 |
| Mar 2007 | 62.14 |
| Apr 2007 | 67.40 |
| May 2007 | 67.48 |
| Jun 2007 | 71.32 |
| Jul 2007 | 77.20 |
| Aug 2007 | 70.80 |
| Sep 2007 | 77.13 |
| Oct 2007 | 83.04 |
| Nov 2007 | 92.53 |
| Dec 2007 | 91.45 |
| Jan 2008 | 91.92 |
| Feb 2008 | 94.82 |
| Mar 2008 | 103.28 |
| Apr 2008 | 110.44 |
| May 2008 | 123.94 |
| Jun 2008 | 133.05 |
| Jul 2008 | 133.90 |
| Aug 2008 | 113.85 |
| Sep 2008 | 99.06 |
| Oct 2008 | 72.84 |
| Nov 2008 | 53.24 |
| Dec 2008 | 41.58 |
| Jan 2009 | 44.86 |
| Feb 2009 | 43.24 |
| Mar 2009 | 46.84 |
| Apr 2009 | 50.85 |
| May 2009 | 57.94 |
| Jun 2009 | 68.59 |
| Jul 2009 | 64.92 |
| Aug 2009 | 72.50 |
| Sep 2009 | 67.69 |
| Oct 2009 | 73.19 |
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