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.

2025 Average

$1,962

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2024

-5.2%

from $2,069 in 2024

2025 High

$2,094

from daily trading data

2025 Low

$1,851

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$2,005

last trading day of 2025

Lead Price Chart, 2005 to 2025

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

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. Daily trading data shows lead moved between a low of $1,851 and a high of $2,094 during the year, ending 2025 at $2,005.

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.

Data note: Full-year average from data available in mid-2026.

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. Daily prices ranged from a low of $1,851 to a high of $2,094, and the year closed at $2,005. That average was down 5.2% from $2,069 in 2024.

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.