Aluminum Price in 2025

In 2025, the price of aluminum averaged $2,632 per tonne, up 8.8% from the year before. This page covers the 2025 average, high, low, and year-end close.

2025 Average

$2,632

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2024

+8.8%

from $2,419 in 2024

2025 High

$3,070

from daily trading data

2025 Low

$2,177

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$2,972

last trading day of 2025

Aluminum Price Chart, 2005 to 2025

Annual average aluminum price per tonne, 2005 to 2025, with 2025 marked.

What happened to the aluminum price in 2025

Aluminum averaged $2,632 per tonne in 2025, up 8.8% from $2,419 the year before. Daily trading data shows aluminum moved between a low of $2,177 and a high of $3,070 during the year, ending 2025 at $2,972.

After a COVID low near $1,700, aluminum surged to an all-time high around $4,073 intraday in March 2022 on Europe's energy crisis and the war in Ukraine, then settled back, with tariffs and supply shocks keeping it elevated.

Data note: Full-year average from the World Bank's January 2026 update.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of aluminum in 2025?

Aluminum averaged $2,632 per tonne in 2025, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $2,177 to a high of $3,070, and the year closed at $2,972. That average was up 8.8% from $2,419 in 2024.

Annual averages are World Bank and LME aluminum prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). Values before the LME aluminium contract launched in October 1978 are producer and list-price proxies, and the 2025 figure is preliminary. Where daily data exists, the per-year high, low, and close come from MetalCharts historical data. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.