Palladium Price in 2015

In 2015, the price of palladium averaged $691 per troy ounce, down 13.9% from the year before. This page covers the 2015 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that palladium would be worth in today's dollars.

2015 Average

$691

Annual average, USD/oz

Change vs 2014

-13.9%

from $803 in 2014

2015 High

$833

from daily trading data

2015 Low

$522

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$563

last trading day of 2015

Palladium Price Chart, 2005 to 2025

Annual average palladium price per troy ounce, 2005 to 2025, with 2015 marked.

What happened to the palladium price in 2015

Palladium averaged $691 per troy ounce in 2015, down 13.9% from $803 the year before. Daily trading data shows palladium moved between a low of $522 and a high of $833 during the year, ending 2015 at $563. The notable development of 2015: Commodity-wide selloff and China growth fears; VW diesel scandal shifts focus to gasoline catalysts.

The 2010s were a powerful bull market. A persistent structural deficit, driven by tightening gasoline-engine emissions rules that favor palladium, carried the metal from around $530 to over $1,500, overtaking both platinum and gold late in the decade.

Adjusted for inflation, palladium's 2015 average of $691 equals about $940 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 palladium in 2015?

Palladium averaged $691 per troy ounce in 2015, based on LBMA and USGS annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $522 to a high of $833, and the year closed at $563. That average was down 13.9% from $803 in 2014.

What is a 2015 palladium price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, palladium's 2015 average of $691 works out to roughly $940 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 palladium price in 2015?

The defining story of 2015: Commodity-wide selloff and China growth fears; VW diesel scandal shifts focus to gasoline catalysts. Against that backdrop, the annual average fell 13.9%, from $803 in 2014 to $691.

Annual averages are USGS/Engelhard producer prices (1970 to 1988) and LBMA palladium prices (1989 to 2025) per troy ounce in US dollars. Where daily data exists, the per-year high, low, and close come from MetalCharts historical data. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.