Tin Price in 2000
In 2000, the price of tin averaged $5,436 per tonne, up 0.6% from the year before. This page covers the 2000 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that tin would be worth in today's dollars.
2000 Average
$5,436
LME annual average, USD/tonne
Change vs 1999
+0.6%
from $5,404 in 1999
What happened to the tin price in 2000
Tin averaged $5,436 per tonne in 2000, essentially unchanged from $5,404 in 1999.
After a multi-decade low near $4,060 in 2002, the China supercycle and Indonesian supply disruptions drove tin above $14,500 by 2007, with a 2008 crisis dip.
Adjusted for inflation, tin's 2000 average of $5,436 equals about $10,174 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 tin in 2000?
What is a 2000 tin price worth in today's dollars?
Annual averages are World Bank and LME tin prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). The 1985 to 1988 values reflect the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market basis during the LME tin-trading suspension, 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.