Copper Price in 2025

In 2025, the price of copper averaged $4.50 per pound, up 3.4% from the year before. This page covers the 2025 average, high, low, and year-end close, and the events that moved the market.

2025 Average

$4.50

LME/COMEX annual average, USD/lb

Change vs 2024

+3.4%

from $4.35 in 2024

2025 High

$5.96

from daily trading data

2025 Low

$4.01

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$5.68

last trading day of 2025

Copper Price Chart, 2005 to 2025

Annual average copper price per pound, 2005 to 2025, with 2025 marked.

What happened to the copper price in 2025

Copper averaged $4.50 per pound in 2025, up 3.4% from $4.35 the year before. Daily trading data shows copper moved between a low of $4.01 and a high of $5.96 during the year, ending 2025 at $5.68. The notable development of 2025: Tariff scare spikes COMEX near $5.96, then a record one-day crash.

The 2020s have been a structural bull market for copper. After a COVID crash to $2.10, unprecedented stimulus, tight mine supply, and surging demand from electric vehicles, renewables, and AI data centers drove copper to fresh records above $5 a pound.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of copper in 2025?

Copper averaged $4.50 per pound in 2025, based on LME and COMEX annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $4.01 to a high of $5.96, and the year closed at $5.68. That average was up 3.4% from $4.35 in 2024.

What moved the copper price in 2025?

The defining story of 2025: Tariff scare spikes COMEX near $5.96, then a record one-day crash. Against that backdrop, the annual average climbed 3.4%, from $4.35 in 2024 to $4.50.

Annual averages are LME and COMEX copper prices per pound in US dollars. Where shown, the yearly high, low, and close come from MetalCharts daily historical data and may differ slightly from figures published elsewhere. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.