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1,873.00USD+18.00 USD (+0.97%) from previous observationPer metric ton · Monthly, September 2026

The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

−3.85%over 10 years
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GET /v1/commodities/physical/series/worldbank-cmo-lead/latest

{
  "period_start": "2026-09-01",
  "period_end": "2026-09-30",
  "price": "1873",
  "published_on": null,
  "revision": 1,
  "series_id": "worldbank-cmo-lead",
  "currency": "USD",
  "unit": "metric_ton",
  "unit_quantity": "1",
  "attribution": "The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)"
}

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Key data points

Latest observation
1,873.00 USD September 2026
Previous observation
1,855.00 USD August 2026
12-month range
1,842.00 USD
to 1,998.00 USD
All-time high in data
3,720.00 USD October 2007
Unit
Metric ton
Currency
USD
Frequency
Monthly
Data since
January 1960

Price by unit

Lead price by unit in USD
UnitPrice
metric ton1,873.00 USD
Kilogram1.873 USD
Pound0.8496 USD

Lead price by year

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Lead price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)1,914.11 USD1,995.00 USDJanuary 20261,842.00 USDJuly 2026▼ −6.12%
20251,962.25 USD2,033.00 USDMarch 20251,903.00 USDApril 2025▲ +0.99%
20242,069.42 USD2,221.00 USDMay 20241,988.00 USDNovember 2024▼ −4.60%
20232,135.75 USD2,252.00 USDSeptember 20232,027.00 USDDecember 2023▼ −7.91%
20222,150.50 USD2,380.00 USDApril 20221,870.00 USDSeptember 2022▼ −4.97%
20212,200.42 USD2,414.00 USDAugust 20211,948.00 USDMarch 2021▲ +14.24%
20201,824.92 USD2,020.00 USDDecember 20201,626.00 USDMay 2020▲ +4.99%
20191,996.58 USD2,184.00 USDOctober 20191,815.00 USDMay 2019▼ −4.81%
20182,240.42 USD2,584.00 USDJanuary 20181,937.00 USDNovember 2018▼ −23.68%
20172,314.67 USD2,510.00 USDDecember 20172,125.00 USDMay 2017▲ +11.90%
20161,866.75 USD2,210.00 USDDecember 20161,646.00 USDJanuary 2016▲ +34.26%
20151,787.83 USD2,005.00 USDApril 20151,618.00 USDNovember 2015▼ −7.38%
20142,095.33 USD2,237.00 USDAugust 20141,938.00 USDDecember 2014▼ −9.57%
20132,139.83 USD2,366.00 USDFebruary 20132,027.00 USDApril 2013▼ −8.44%
20122,064.67 USD2,280.00 USDDecember 20121,854.00 USDJune 2012▲ +8.78%
20112,400.75 USD2,701.00 USDApril 20111,960.00 USDOctober 2011▼ −22.29%
20102,148.50 USD2,413.00 USDDecember 20101,704.00 USDJune 2010▲ +1.90%
20091,719.42 USD2,329.00 USDDecember 20091,101.00 USDFebruary 2009▲ +105.56%
20082,090.75 USD3,080.00 USDFebruary 2008963.00 USDDecember 2008▼ −63.08%
20072,580.00 USD3,720.00 USDOctober 20071,666.00 USDJanuary 2007▲ +55.82%
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Lead price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20061,289.67 USD1,726.00 USDDecember 2006964.00 USDJune 2006▲ +37.42%
2005976.33 USD1,124.00 USDDecember 2005854.00 USDJuly 2005▲ +17.94%
2004886.50 USD975.00 USDDecember 2004754.00 USDApril 2004▲ +28.63%
2003515.08 USD692.00 USDDecember 2003437.00 USDApril 2003▲ +55.51%
2002452.58 USD513.00 USDJanuary 2002418.00 USDOctober 2002▼ −13.45%
2001476.25 USD502.00 USDFebruary 2001444.00 USDJune 2001▲ +1.05%
2000453.83 USD487.00 USDSeptember 2000412.00 USDMay 2000▼ −2.12%
1999502.58 USD542.00 USDMay 1999478.00 USDNovember 1999▼ −2.64%
1998528.67 USD573.00 USDApril 1998493.00 USDOctober 1998▼ −5.83%
1997624.17 USD695.00 USDMarch 1997527.00 USDDecember 1997▼ −23.84%
1996774.50 USD840.00 USDMay 1996689.00 USDDecember 1996▼ −2.96%
1995631.25 USD732.00 USDDecember 1995580.00 USDFebruary 1995▲ +9.75%
1994547.83 USD667.00 USDNovember 1994440.00 USDApril 1994▲ +29.39%
1993406.33 USD461.00 USDDecember 1993376.00 USDSeptember 1993▲ +5.49%
1992541.33 USD655.00 USDAugust 1992455.00 USDDecember 1992▼ −11.65%
1991557.50 USD603.00 USDMarch 1991506.00 USDNovember 1991▼ −11.33%
1990810.58 USD1,062.00 USDMarch 1990625.00 USDDecember 1990▼ −11.72%
1989673.50 USD752.00 USDOctober 1989589.00 USDMarch 1989▲ +5.18%
1988656.25 USD731.00 USDDecember 1988602.00 USDAugust 1988▲ +9.60%
1987596.75 USD693.00 USDMay 1987460.00 USDFebruary 1987▲ +42.03%
1986406.00 USD518.00 USDDecember 1986367.00 USDFebruary 1986▲ +40.76%
1985390.83 USD421.00 USDJanuary 1985352.00 USDMarch 1985▼ −7.36%
1984442.83 USD494.00 USDJuly 1984398.00 USDJanuary 1984▲ +4.52%
1983425.33 USD475.00 USDJanuary 1983398.00 USDAugust 1983▼ −15.37%
1982545.58 USD648.00 USDJanuary 1982448.00 USDDecember 1982▼ −30.86%
1981726.75 USD824.00 USDAugust 1981666.00 USDNovember 1981▼ −4.40%
1980905.75 USD1,168.00 USDFebruary 1980739.00 USDJune 1980▼ −33.54%
19791,208.25 USD1,382.00 USDJune 1979992.00 USDJanuary 1979▲ +24.29%
1978661.92 USD859.00 USDDecember 1978545.00 USDMay 1978▲ +29.37%
1977618.00 USD703.00 USDMarch 1977551.00 USDAugust 1977▲ +22.50%
1976446.42 USD509.00 USDJuly 1976337.00 USDJanuary 1976▲ +41.84%
1975411.67 USD543.00 USDMarch 1975333.00 USDDecember 1975▼ −38.10%
1974592.25 USD708.00 USDMarch 1974534.00 USDNovember 1974▼ −5.65%
1973429.75 USD594.00 USDDecember 1973318.00 USDJanuary 1973▲ +86.79%
1972301.67 USD321.00 USDMarch 1972252.00 USDJanuary 1972▲ +22.22%
1971253.67 USD273.00 USDJune 1971222.00 USDNovember 1971▼ −12.17%
1970303.00 USD341.00 USDFebruary 1970277.00 USDDecember 1970▼ −14.77%
1969289.92 USD334.00 USDDecember 1969254.00 USDJanuary 1969▲ +31.50%
1968240.67 USD252.00 USDSeptember 1968218.00 USDJanuary 1968▲ +14.68%
1967227.58 USD242.00 USDNovember 1967220.00 USDJanuary 1967▲ +0.91%
1966260.67 USD301.00 USDJanuary 1966223.00 USDNovember 1966▼ −25.58%
1965317.25 USD395.00 USDMarch 1965272.00 USDJuly 1965▼ −13.51%
1964278.00 USD384.00 USDDecember 1964218.00 USDJanuary 1964▲ +76.15%
1963174.92 USD205.00 USDDecember 1963149.00 USDJanuary 1963▲ +37.58%
1962155.33 USD167.00 USDMarch 1962141.00 USDAugust 1962▼ −6.13%
1961177.00 USD185.00 USDApril 1961166.00 USDNovember 1961▼ −5.11%
1960198.75 USD214.00 USDApril 1960179.00 USDDecember 1960▼ −13.11%
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Common questions

What is the latest lead price?

The lead price is 1,873.00 USD per metric ton. Monthly, September 2026. This is a published observation, not a live quote.

How has the lead price changed?

The price changed by +18.00 USD (+0.97%) from the observation for August 2026.

How often does this price update?

This series is monthly. The latest observation covers September 2026. Observation dates describe the period measured, not when you opened this page.

What is the highest lead price in this history?

The highest observation was 3,720.00 USD per metric ton for October 2007. This history runs from January 1960 to September 2026. It does not measure intraday highs.

How much is lead per kilogram?

The latest benchmark converts to 1.873 USD per kilogram. This conversion keeps the same price basis. It is not a separate retail quote.

Where does this price come from?

The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

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The World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
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