Zinc Price in 2025

In 2025, the price of zinc averaged $2,867 per tonne, up 3.3% from the year before. This page covers the 2025 average, high, low, and year-end close.

2025 Average

$2,867

LME annual average, USD/tonne

Change vs 2024

+3.3%

from $2,776 in 2024

2025 High

$3,215

from daily trading data

2025 Low

$2,518

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$3,122

last trading day of 2025

Zinc Price Chart, 2005 to 2025

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

What happened to the zinc price in 2025

Zinc averaged $2,867 per tonne in 2025, up 3.3% from $2,776 the year before. Daily trading data shows zinc moved between a low of $2,518 and a high of $3,215 during the year, ending 2025 at $3,122.

A COVID dip near $2,270 gave way to an energy-crisis spike to a record annual average around $3,480 in 2022, as European smelters cut output, before easing back toward $2,800.

Data note: Full-year average from IMF data via FRED.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of zinc in 2025?

Zinc averaged $2,867 per tonne in 2025, based on World Bank and LME annual average data. Daily prices ranged from a low of $2,518 to a high of $3,215, and the year closed at $3,122. That average was up 3.3% from $2,776 in 2024.

Annual averages are World Bank and LME zinc prices per tonne in US dollars (LME cash and settlement basis). 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.