Tin Price in 2025

In 2025, the price of tin averaged $34,059 per tonne, up 13.3% from the year before. This page covers the 2025 average, high, low, and year-end close, and the events that moved the market.

2025 Average

$34,059

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2024

+13.3%

from $30,066 in 2024

2025 High

$43,227

from daily trading data

2025 Low

$28,557

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$40,556

last trading day of 2025

Tin Price Chart, 2005 to 2025

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

What happened to the tin price in 2025

Tin averaged $34,059 per tonne in 2025, up 13.3% from $30,066 the year before. Daily trading data shows tin moved between a low of $28,557 and a high of $43,227 during the year, ending 2025 at $40,556. The notable development of 2025: New annual-average high as supply stays tight; the December monthly average is near $41,000.

After a COVID low near $17,000, a post-pandemic electronics and solder squeeze pushed tin to record annual averages above $31,000 in 2021-2022, with an intraday high near $51,000, and supply tightness from Myanmar and Indonesia carried into 2024-2025.

Data note: Computed from monthly data; not yet in the World Bank's official annual file.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of tin in 2025?

Tin averaged $34,059 per tonne in 2025, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $28,557 to a high of $43,227, and the year closed at $40,556. That average was up 13.3% from $30,066 in 2024.

What moved the tin price in 2025?

The defining story of 2025: New annual-average high as supply stays tight; the December monthly average is near $41,000. Against that backdrop, the annual average climbed 13.3%, from $30,066 in 2024 to $34,059.

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.