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Lead Price in 2025

In 2025, the price of lead averaged $1,962 per tonne, down 5.2% 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 lead would be worth in today's dollars.

2025 Average

$1,962

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2024

-5.2%

from $2,069 in 2024

What happened to the lead price in 2025

Lead averaged $1,962 per tonne in 2025, down 5.2% from $2,069 the year before. The notable development of 2025: Final full-year average (data as of mid-2026).

A COVID dip near $1,825 gave way to energy-crisis firmness above $2,100 in 2021-2022, before a gentle softening toward $1,960 by 2025.

Adjusted for inflation, lead's 2025 average of $1,962 equals about $1,962 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 lead in 2025?
Lead averaged $1,962 per tonne in 2025, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. That average was down 5.2% from $2,069 in 2024.
What is a 2025 lead price worth in today's dollars?
Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, lead's 2025 average of $1,962 works out to roughly $1,962 in today's dollars, using 2025 as the CPI base year. The conversion uses BLS CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.
What moved the lead price in 2025?
The defining story of 2025: Final full-year average (data as of mid-2026). Against that backdrop, the annual average fell 5.2%, from $2,069 in 2024 to $1,962.

Annual averages are World Bank and LME lead prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). 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.