If you had invested $1,000 in Brent crude oil
Latest monthly average price of Brent crude oil: $116.80 (September 2026). Prices back to January 1960.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | $68.00 | $1,718 | +71.8% | +71.8% | -30.7% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $94.00 | $1,243 | +24.3% | +7.5% | -33.3% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $74.60 | $1,566 | +56.6% | +9.4% | -47.8% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $46.20 | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% | -71.1% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $62.80 | $1,860 | +86% | +3.2% | -82.6% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $22.60 | $5,168 | +416.8% | +5.6% | -82.6% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $1.60 | $73,000 | +7,200% | +6.6% | -82.6% |
World Bank monthly averages: the price of a month is the average of its days, not the price of a single day.
Year by year
Best full year in the table: 2009 (+79.6%). Worst: 2008 (-54.5%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $62.70 | $116.80 | +86.3% |
| 2025 | $73.80 | $62.70 | -15% |
| 2024 | $77.90 | $73.80 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | $80.90 | $77.90 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | $74.30 | $80.90 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | $49.90 | $74.30 | +48.9% |
| 2020 | $65.90 | $49.90 | -24.3% |
| 2019 | $56.50 | $65.90 | +16.6% |
| 2018 | $64.20 | $56.50 | -12% |
| 2017 | $54.10 | $64.20 | +18.7% |
| 2016 | $37.70 | $54.10 | +43.5% |
| 2015 | $62.30 | $37.70 | -39.5% |
| 2014 | $110.70 | $62.30 | -43.7% |
| 2013 | $109.70 | $110.70 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | $107.90 | $109.70 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | $91.80 | $107.90 | +17.5% |
| 2010 | $74.70 | $91.80 | +22.9% |
| 2009 | $41.60 | $74.70 | +79.6% |
| 2008 | $91.50 | $41.60 | -54.5% |
| 2007 | $62.30 | $91.50 | +46.9% |
Brent crude oil and the others over 10 years
Each row: $1,000 invested ten years before its latest price.
| Investment | Worth today | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% |
| Gold | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% |
| Copper | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% |
| Brent crude oil | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% |
| WTI crude oil | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% |
| Cocoa | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $1,866 | +86.6% | +6.4% |
| Platinum | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% |
| GBP/USD | $1,094 | +9.4% | +0.9% |
| EUR/USD | $1,019 | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| AUD/USD | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% |
| Sugar (world) | $872 | -12.8% | -1.4% |
Commodity prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly averages in US dollars, CC BY 4.0; returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The calculation buys at the published reference or average price and ignores fees, spreads, taxes, storage and inflation — a real trade would have cost more.