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, the events that moved the market, and what that aluminum would be worth in today's dollars.
2025 Average
$2,632
LME annual average, USD/tonne
Change vs 2024
+8.8%
from $2,419 in 2024
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. The notable development of 2025: Full-year 2025 average from World Bank Jan 2026 update.
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.
Adjusted for inflation, aluminum's 2025 average of $2,632 equals about $2,632 in today's dollars. The conversion uses US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the price of aluminum in 2025?
What is a 2025 aluminum price worth in today's dollars?
What moved the aluminum price in 2025?
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.