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Tin Price in 2015

In 2015, the price of tin averaged $16,067 per tonne, down 26.6% 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 tin would be worth in today's dollars.

2015 Average

$16,067

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2014

-26.6%

from $21,899 in 2014

What happened to the tin price in 2015

Tin averaged $16,067 per tonne in 2015, sliding 26.6% from the $21,899 average of 2014. The notable development of 2015: Broad commodity downturn; sharp slide..

Tin reached a post-crisis high near $26,000 in 2011 on tight supply, then traded volatile through the decade as electronics demand and Indonesian and Myanmar supply swung the market.

Adjusted for inflation, tin's 2015 average of $16,067 equals about $21,850 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 2015?
Tin averaged $16,067 per tonne in 2015, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. That average was down 26.6% from $21,899 in 2014.
What is a 2015 tin price worth in today's dollars?
Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, tin's 2015 average of $16,067 works out to roughly $21,850 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 tin price in 2015?
The defining story of 2015: Broad commodity downturn; sharp slide.. Against that backdrop, the annual average fell 26.6%, from $21,899 in 2014 to $16,067.

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.