Tin Price in 2019

In 2019, the price of tin averaged $18,661 per tonne, down 7.4% from the year before. This page covers the 2019 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that tin would be worth in today's dollars.

2019 Average

$18,661

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2018

-7.4%

from $20,145 in 2018

What happened to the tin price in 2019

Tin averaged $18,661 per tonne in 2019, down 7.4% from $20,145 the year before. The notable development of 2019: Trade-war/electronics slowdown pulled prices lower late in the year..

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 2019 average of $18,661 equals about $23,521 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 2019?

Tin averaged $18,661 per tonne in 2019, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. That average was down 7.4% from $20,145 in 2018.

What is a 2019 tin price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, tin's 2019 average of $18,661 works out to roughly $23,521 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 2019?

The defining story of 2019: Trade-war/electronics slowdown pulled prices lower late in the year.. Against that backdrop, the annual average fell 7.4%, from $20,145 in 2018 to $18,661.

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.