If you had invested $1,000 in cocoa
Latest monthly average price of cocoa: $5.92 (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 | $7.03 | $842 | -15.8% | -15.8% | -53.9% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $3.61 | $1,640 | +64% | +17.9% | -69.9% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $2.56 | $2,313 | +131.3% | +18.3% | -69.9% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $2.88 | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% | -69.9% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $1.57 | $3,771 | +277.1% | +6.9% | -69.9% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $1.48 | $4,000 | +300% | +4.7% | -69.9% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $0.63 | $9,397 | +839.7% | +3.4% | -80.3% |
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: 2024 (+145.1%). Worst: 2025 (-44%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $5.78 | $5.92 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | $10.32 | $5.78 | -44% |
| 2024 | $4.21 | $10.32 | +145.1% |
| 2023 | $2.51 | $4.21 | +67.7% |
| 2022 | $2.38 | $2.51 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | $2.41 | $2.38 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | $2.44 | $2.41 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | $2.21 | $2.44 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | $1.92 | $2.21 | +15.1% |
| 2017 | $2.30 | $1.92 | -16.5% |
| 2016 | $3.35 | $2.30 | -31.3% |
| 2015 | $2.95 | $3.35 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | $2.82 | $2.95 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | $2.41 | $2.82 | +17% |
| 2012 | $2.20 | $2.41 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | $3.06 | $2.20 | -28.1% |
| 2010 | $3.50 | $3.06 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | $2.39 | $3.50 | +46.4% |
| 2008 | $2.11 | $2.39 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | $1.71 | $2.11 | +23.4% |
Cocoa 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.