Above its usual range of 19.6 to 75.2, among the highest readings since 1987. The record is 144.0, in July 2008. Up from 69.0 a year ago.
What it is. The price of Brent crude oil, in US$ a barrel.
How to read it. India imports most of its oil, so high prices widen the trade deficit and push up inflation.
| Latest | 114.0 | 29 Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| A week ago | 114.9 | |
| A month ago | 89.8 | |
| A year ago | 69.0 | |
| Usual range | 19.6 to 75.2 | |
| Median | 46.9 | |
| Lowest | 9.1 | 10 Dec 1998 |
| Highest | 144.0 | 3 Jul 2008 |
| Percentile, full history | 96 | |
| Percentile, last 5 years | 93 |
The usual range is the middle half of readings since 1987. A percentile is the share of the 9,987 readings since 20 May 1987 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.
To cite: tipsheet, “Brent crude”, data to 29 Sept 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/brent/
the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.