Economy, investment and finance

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Economic, investment and financial data provide vital measurements of economies' health, overall development and capacity for growth. This collection of thematic insights explores critical dimensions of national accounts, economic potential and price signals.

Commodity prices increase in September 2025 led by increases of minerals, ores and metals

Year-on-year change in UNCTAD Commodity Price Index by commodity group, percentage

UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat.

The index has been modified in September 2025 to now only take data from automated sources, leading to (in general) small changes. Please read this methodology note for more information. The tables of individual prices have been discontinued.

The UNCTAD Commodity Price Index gained 3.3% in September 2025, with a big increase in the minerals, ores and metals  group (29.8%) counteracting falls in the agricultural raw materials (-9.3%), fuels (-6.8%) and the all foods (-2.4%) groups (all comparisons on a year-on-year basis).

This led to the minerals, ores and metals sub-index hitting another new high, while the fuels subindex is now around 45% of the value of its August 2022 peak (on an absolute value basis).

Data updated on 7 Nov 2025

Commodity prices dip 0.9% in 2024; the index excluding fuels hit a new high

UNCTAD Commodity Price Index, 2015=100

UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat.

The index has been modified in September 2025 to now only take data from automated sources, leading to (in general) small changes. Please read this methodology note for more information. The tables of individual prices have been discontinued.

Commodity prices dipped slightly by 0.9% in 2024, after having dropped sharply the previous year from their 2022 peak. This drop was again dominated by fuel prices (-6.1%), while prices for minerals, ores and metals group (11.4%) and agricultural raw materials groups (13%) both increased.

Excluding fuels, the index saw its highest ever value in 2024.

Data updated on 8 Oct 2025