IMF Primary Commodity Prices
Source details
- Canonical URL
- IMF Primary Commodity Prices
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Overview
- Primary Commodity Prices data are updated monthly based on the IMF’s Primary Commodity Prices System.
- The database includes country-specific commodity-price based indices for 182 economies from 1962.
- For each country, the change in the international price of up to 45 individual commodities is weighted using commodity-level trade data.
Data and Coverage
- Frequency: Monthly updates.
- Coverage:
- 182 economies.
- Time span starting from 1962.
- Up to 45 individual commodities per country, weighted by commodity-level trade data.
- Indices: Country-specific commodity-price based indices constructed from international commodity price changes and trade weights.
Commodity Special Feature
- Part of the World Economic Outlook publication.
- Covers commodity market developments and the outlook and analyzes a special issue.
Recent Issues (Selected)
- April 2026: Market Developments and the Economics of Rare Earths
- October 2025: Market Developments and Commodity-Driven Macroeconomic Fluctuations
- April 2025: Market Developments and the Impact of AI on Energy Demand
Other Resources and Contact
- Selected IMF resources on commodities include working papers, blogs, and other related content.
- The Commodities Unit of the Research Department provides information on primary commodity market developments.
- For additional information, consult the FAQs or write to the Commodities Unit.
Content in this bundle
- World Economic Outlook, April 2025; Commodity Special Feature
- October 2025: Market Developments and Commodity-Driven Macroeconomic Fluctuations
- April 2026: Market Developments and the Economics of Rare Earths
- Excel Database: September 2026 (XLSX)
- Pcps Technical Documentation
References