Global commodity prices expected to drop to six-year low by 2026 – World Bank

Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to cause a drop in global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s, according to the World Bank’s latest ‘Commodity Markets Outlook’. This decline could moderate near-term inflation risks emerging from rising trade barriers, but it could also hamper prospects for economic progress in two out of every three developing economies, the World Bank said on April 29.

Apr 29, 2025 - 16:11
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Global commodity prices expected to drop to six-year low by 2026 – World Bank
Faltering economic growth is coinciding with ample oil supply in ways that are expected to cause a drop in global commodity prices to their lowest level of the 2020s, according to the World Bank’s latest ‘Commodity Markets Outlook’. This decline could moderate near-term inflation risks emerging from rising trade barriers, but it could also hamper prospects for economic progress in two out of every three developing economies, the World Bank said on April 29.