Sugar Price History
- Monthly average, not real-time
- Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet) — World Bank monthly average, ISA daily price
- World Bank file updated: Oct 2, 2026
- Last updated on this site: Oct 4, 2026, 12:18 PM CEST
Chart shows monthly averages.
Statistics
- All-time high
- $1.24
- Nov 1974
- All-time low
- $0.03
- Sep 1966
- 52-week high
- $0.41
- Sep 2026
- 52-week low
- $0.31
- Feb 2026
- History since
- Jan 1960
Based on monthly averages in USD per kg; daily highs and lows are not available from this source.
Price change over time
| Period | From | To | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | $0.35 Sep 2025 | $0.41 Sep 2026 | +17.14% | — |
| 5Y | $0.43 Sep 2021 | $0.41 Sep 2026 | -4.65% | -0.95% |
| 10Y | $0.47 Sep 2016 | $0.41 Sep 2026 | -12.77% | -1.36% |
| 20Y | $0.27 Sep 2006 | $0.41 Sep 2026 | +51.85% | +2.11% |
| Since Jan 1960 | $0.07 Jan 1960 | $0.41 Sep 2026 | +485.71% | +2.69% |
Each change is measured from the last observation on or before the same calendar date 1, 5, 10 or 20 years earlier. "Per year" is the compound annual growth rate. Periods longer than the available history are left out.
Decade by decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | $0.07 | $0.06 | -14.29% |
| 1970s | $0.06 | $0.33 | +450.00% |
| 1980s | $0.33 | $0.30 | -9.09% |
| 1990s | $0.30 | $0.13 | -56.67% |
| 2000s | $0.13 | $0.52 | +300.00% |
| 2010s | $0.52 | $0.30 | -42.31% |
| 2020s (partial) | $0.30 | $0.41 | +36.67% |
Start = last value of the previous decade (or the first available value). Partial decades are marked.
Annual price history
| Year | Average | Last | Year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | $0.34 | $0.41 | +28.12% |
| 2025 | $0.37 | $0.32 | -27.27% |
| 2024 | $0.45 | $0.44 | -8.33% |
| 2023 | $0.52 | $0.48 | +14.29% |
| 2022 | $0.41 | $0.42 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | $0.39 | $0.42 | +35.48% |
| 2020 | $0.28 | $0.31 | +3.33% |
| 2019 | $0.28 | $0.30 | +7.14% |
| 2018 | $0.28 | $0.28 | -12.50% |
| 2017 | $0.35 | $0.32 | -21.95% |
| 2016 | $0.40 | $0.41 | +28.12% |
| 2015 | $0.30 | $0.32 | -5.88% |
| 2014 | $0.37 | $0.34 | -5.56% |
| 2013 | $0.39 | $0.36 | -16.28% |
| 2012 | $0.48 | $0.43 | -15.69% |
| 2011 | $0.57 | $0.51 | -17.74% |
| 2010 | $0.47 | $0.62 | +19.23% |
| 2009 | $0.40 | $0.52 | +100.00% |
| 2008 | $0.28 | $0.26 | +8.33% |
| 2007 | $0.22 | $0.24 | -7.69% |
| 2006 | $0.33 | $0.26 | -10.34% |
| 2005 | $0.22 | $0.29 | +61.11% |
| 2004 | $0.16 | $0.18 | +28.57% |
| 2003 | $0.16 | $0.14 | -22.22% |
| 2002 | $0.15 | $0.18 | +5.88% |
| 2001 | $0.19 | $0.17 | -22.73% |
| 2000 | $0.18 | $0.22 | +69.23% |
| 1999 | $0.14 | $0.13 | -27.78% |
| 1998 | $0.20 | $0.18 | -33.33% |
| 1997 | $0.25 | $0.27 | +12.50% |
| 1996 | $0.26 | $0.24 | -11.11% |
| 1995 | $0.29 | $0.27 | -15.62% |
| 1994 | $0.27 | $0.32 | +39.13% |
| 1993 | $0.22 | $0.23 | +27.78% |
| 1992 | $0.20 | $0.18 | -10.00% |
| 1991 | $0.20 | $0.20 | -4.76% |
| 1990 | $0.28 | $0.21 | -30.00% |
| 1989 | $0.28 | $0.30 | +20.00% |
| 1988 | $0.23 | $0.25 | +38.89% |
| 1987 | $0.15 | $0.18 | +38.46% |
| 1986 | $0.13 | $0.13 | +8.33% |
| 1985 | $0.09 | $0.12 | +50.00% |
| 1984 | $0.11 | $0.08 | -52.94% |
| 1983 | $0.19 | $0.17 | +21.43% |
| 1982 | $0.19 | $0.14 | -51.72% |
| 1981 | $0.38 | $0.29 | -53.97% |
| 1980 | $0.63 | $0.63 | +90.91% |
| 1979 | $0.21 | $0.33 | +83.33% |
| 1978 | $0.17 | $0.18 | 0.00% |
| 1977 | $0.18 | $0.18 | +5.88% |
| 1976 | $0.26 | $0.17 | -41.38% |
| 1975 | $0.45 | $0.29 | -70.71% |
| 1974 | $0.66 | $0.99 | +280.77% |
| 1973 | $0.21 | $0.26 | +30.00% |
| 1972 | $0.16 | $0.20 | +53.85% |
| 1971 | $0.10 | $0.13 | +44.44% |
| 1970 | $0.08 | $0.09 | +50.00% |
| 1969 | $0.07 | $0.06 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | $0.04 | $0.06 | +20.00% |
| 1967 | $0.04 | $0.05 | +66.67% |
| 1966 | $0.04 | $0.03 | -25.00% |
| 1965 | $0.04 | $0.04 | -33.33% |
| 1964 | $0.13 | $0.06 | -73.91% |
| 1963 | $0.18 | $0.23 | +155.56% |
| 1962 | $0.06 | $0.09 | +80.00% |
| 1961 | $0.06 | $0.05 | -16.67% |
| 1960 | $0.07 | $0.06 | — |
About this price
Raw sugar is traded worldwide; Brazil, India and Thailand are major producers. This page uses the World Bank series for the International Sugar Agreement (ISA) daily price for raw sugar, free on board at greater Caribbean ports, averaged by month.
Data notes
World Bank monthly averages in US dollars per kilogram. Per-lb and per-tonne values are exact conversions.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. Licence per World Bank Data Catalog (dataset 0038238): Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.