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Oil Price (WTI) in 2025

The oil price (WTI) fell 19.9% in 2025, from $71.72 at the end of 2024 to $57.42. Its highest close was $80.04 on Jan 15, and its lowest $55.27 on Dec 16. The biggest one-day fall was −8.6% on Jun 23 and the biggest rise +7.3% on Jun 13. Adjusted for inflation, it lost 22.0%.

Change in 2025
−19.9%
$71.72 → $57.42
High
$80.04
Jan 15
Low
$55.27
Dec 16
After inflation
−22.0%
US CPI
Up days
125 of 252
longest run 5 up, 6 down
Below record
-60.5%
at the end of 2025

Oil Price (WTI), daily closes 2025

Numbers mark the events below
$58$68$78JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1Apr 2: President Trump announces broad "Liberation Day" tariffs on US imports.2Apr 4: Enters a bear market: 20% below its peak of $80.04 (January 15, 2025).3May 5: Bear market low: $57.13, 28.6% below the peak.4Jun 13: Biggest one-day rise of the year: +7.3%.5Jun 23: Biggest one-day fall of the year: −8.6%.6Oct 10: Enters a bear market: 20% below its peak of $75.14 (June 18, 2025).7Dec 16: Bear market low: $55.27, 26.4% below the peak.

Key Events in 2025

What happened, and how the WTI oil moved — on the day (or the next trading day) and about a month later.

  1. 1
    Wednesday, April 2
    President Trump announces broad "Liberation Day" tariffs on US imports. Source
    WTI oil: +0.7% that day · −16.8% a month later
  2. 2
    Friday, April 4 From the data
    Enters a bear market: 20% below its peak of $80.04 (January 15, 2025).
  3. 3
    Monday, May 5 From the data
    Bear market low: $57.13, 28.6% below the peak.
  4. 4
    Friday, June 13 From the data
    Biggest one-day rise of the year: +7.3%.
  5. 5
    Monday, June 23 From the data
    Biggest one-day fall of the year: −8.6%.
  6. 6
    Friday, October 10 From the data
    Enters a bear market: 20% below its peak of $75.14 (June 18, 2025).
  7. 7
    Tuesday, December 16 From the data
    Bear market low: $55.27, 26.4% below the peak.

Biggest days of 2025

Best daysWorst days
Jun 13+7.3%Jun 23−8.6%
Oct 23+5.6%Apr 4−7.4%
Jun 11+4.9%Apr 3−6.6%
Apr 9+4.6%Jun 24−6.0%
Jun 17+4.3%Oct 10−4.2%

Volatility: 31.4% (annualised standard deviation of daily changes).

Month by month

MonthCloseChangeHighLow
Jan$72.53+1.1%$80.04$72.53
Feb$69.76−3.8%$73.32$68.62
Mar$71.48+2.5%$71.48$66.03
Apr$58.21−18.6%$71.71$58.21
May$60.79+4.4%$63.67$57.13
Jun$65.11+7.1%$75.14$62.52
Jul$69.26+6.4%$70.00$65.16
Aug$64.01−7.6%$67.33$62.35
Sep$62.37−2.6%$65.72$61.87
Oct$60.98−2.2%$62.55$57.46
Nov$58.55−4.0%$61.05$57.95
Dec$57.42−1.9%$60.08$55.27

Other Markets in 2025

Change over the calendar year.

MarketChangeYear-end
Oil Price (WTI)−19.9%$57.42
Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2025+13.0%48,063.29
S&P 500 in 2025+16.4%6,845.50
Nasdaq Composite in 2025+20.4%23,241.99
Russell 2000 in 2025+11.3%2,481.91
Nikkei 225 in 2025+26.2%50,339.48
Gold in 2025+64.4%$4,341.10
Silver in 2025+142.3%$70.13
Brent crude oil in 2025−18.5%$60.85
US 10-year Treasury yield in 2025−0.41 pp4.16%
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Oil Price (WTI) in 2025: FAQ

How much did the oil price (WTI) fall in 2025?

The oil price (WTI) fell 19.9% in 2025, from $71.72 at the end of 2024 to $57.42. Its highest close was $80.04 on Jan 15, and its lowest $55.27 on Dec 16. The biggest one-day fall was −8.6% on Jun 23 and the biggest rise +7.3% on Jun 13. Adjusted for inflation, it lost 22.0%.

What were the highest and lowest closes of the oil price (WTI) in 2025?

Highest: $80.04 on January 15, 2025. Lowest: $55.27 on December 16, 2025. It closed higher on 125 of 252 trading days.

What happened to the oil price (WTI) on April 2, 2025?

President Trump announces broad "Liberation Day" tariffs on US imports. The oil price (WTI) rose 0.7% that day, and was −16.8% a month later.

Data: WTI Cushing spot price (EIA via FRED) from 1986, NYMEX front-month futures closes after that. Inflation: US CPI-U. Events marked "From the data" are found automatically from the closing prices; the others are researched, with the source linked. Not investment advice.