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, the events that moved the market, and what that tin would be worth in today's dollars.
2025 Average
$34,059
LME annual average, USD/tonne
Change vs 2024
+13.3%
from $30,066 in 2024
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. The notable development of 2025: New annual-average high; supply tightness persisted, Dec 2025 monthly avg ~$41k. From monthly data, not yet in WB official annual file..
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.
Adjusted for inflation, tin's 2025 average of $34,059 equals about $34,059 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 2025?
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What moved the tin price in 2025?
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.