If you had invested $1,000 in WTI crude oil
Latest monthly average price of WTI crude oil: $96.90 (September 2026). Prices back to January 1982.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | $63.70 | $1,521 | +52.1% | +52.2% | -19.9% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $89.60 | $1,081 | +8.1% | +2.6% | -35.4% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $71.60 | $1,353 | +35.3% | +6.2% | -49.5% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $45.20 | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% | -76.7% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $63.80 | $1,519 | +51.9% | +2.1% | -87.7% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $23.90 | $4,054 | +305.4% | +4.8% | -87.7% |
| Since January 1982 January 1982 | $35.30 | $2,745 | +174.5% | +2.3% | -87.7% |
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 (+80%). Worst: 2008 (-54.7%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $57.90 | $96.90 | +67.4% |
| 2025 | $69.80 | $57.90 | -17% |
| 2024 | $72.10 | $69.80 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | $76.50 | $72.10 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | $71.50 | $76.50 | +7% |
| 2021 | $47.10 | $71.50 | +51.8% |
| 2020 | $59.80 | $47.10 | -21.2% |
| 2019 | $49.00 | $59.80 | +22% |
| 2018 | $57.90 | $49.00 | -15.4% |
| 2017 | $52.00 | $57.90 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | $37.20 | $52.00 | +39.8% |
| 2015 | $59.30 | $37.20 | -37.3% |
| 2014 | $97.90 | $59.30 | -39.4% |
| 2013 | $88.20 | $97.90 | +11% |
| 2012 | $98.60 | $88.20 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | $89.10 | $98.60 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | $74.50 | $89.10 | +19.6% |
| 2009 | $41.40 | $74.50 | +80% |
| 2008 | $91.40 | $41.40 | -54.7% |
| 2007 | $62.00 | $91.40 | +47.4% |
WTI 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.