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4,021.00USD+146.00 USD (+3.77%) from previous observationPer metric ton · Monthly, September 2026

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

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GET /v1/commodities/physical/series/worldbank-cmo-zinc/latest

{
  "period_start": "2026-09-01",
  "period_end": "2026-09-30",
  "price": "4021",
  "published_on": null,
  "revision": 1,
  "series_id": "worldbank-cmo-zinc",
  "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
4,021.00 USD September 2026
Previous observation
3,875.00 USD August 2026
12-month range
3,152.00 USD
to 4,021.00 USD
All-time high in data
4,405.00 USD December 2006
Unit
Metric ton
Currency
USD
Frequency
Monthly
Data since
January 1960

Price by unit

Zinc price by unit in USD
UnitPrice
metric ton4,021.00 USD
Kilogram4.021 USD
Pound1.8239 USD

Zinc price by year

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Zinc price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)3,511.00 USD4,021.00 USDSeptember 20263,182.00 USDMarch 2026▲ +25.15%
20252,867.58 USD3,177.00 USDNovember 20252,622.00 USDApril 2025▲ +12.38%
20242,775.75 USD3,106.00 USDOctober 20242,360.00 USDFebruary 2024▲ +20.64%
20232,652.75 USD3,310.00 USDJanuary 20232,375.00 USDJune 2023▼ −24.41%
20223,481.25 USD4,360.00 USDApril 20222,939.00 USDNovember 2022▼ −13.06%
20213,002.58 USD3,399.00 USDDecember 20212,705.00 USDJanuary 2021▲ +25.66%
20202,266.42 USD2,780.00 USDDecember 20201,903.00 USDApril 2020▲ +18.10%
20192,550.58 USD2,933.00 USDApril 20192,273.00 USDAugust 2019▼ −11.56%
20182,922.50 USD3,533.00 USDFebruary 20182,435.00 USDSeptember 2018▼ −24.00%
20172,890.92 USD3,265.00 USDOctober 20172,573.00 USDJune 2017▲ +17.72%
20162,089.92 USD2,665.00 USDDecember 20161,520.00 USDJanuary 2016▲ +75.33%
20151,931.75 USD2,282.00 USDMay 20151,528.00 USDDecember 2015▼ −27.69%
20142,161.08 USD2,327.00 USDAugust 20142,008.00 USDMarch 2014▲ +6.82%
20131,910.33 USD2,129.00 USDFebruary 20131,832.00 USDMay 2013▼ −2.81%
20121,950.42 USD2,058.00 USDFebruary 20121,818.00 USDAugust 2012▲ +2.93%
20112,193.75 USD2,465.00 USDFebruary 20111,871.00 USDOctober 2011▼ −19.69%
20102,160.75 USD2,434.00 USDJanuary 20101,743.00 USDJune 2010▼ −6.29%
20091,655.17 USD2,376.00 USDDecember 20091,112.00 USDFebruary 2009▲ +100.17%
20081,874.58 USD2,511.00 USDMarch 20081,101.00 USDDecember 2008▼ −52.95%
20073,242.33 USD3,831.00 USDMay 20072,353.00 USDDecember 2007▼ −37.87%
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Zinc price by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20063,275.25 USD4,405.00 USDDecember 20062,090.00 USDJanuary 2006▲ +110.77%
20051,381.25 USD1,822.00 USDDecember 20051,194.00 USDJuly 2005▲ +46.23%
20041,047.75 USD1,180.00 USDDecember 2004975.00 USDSeptember 2004▲ +16.03%
2003827.83 USD978.00 USDDecember 2003755.00 USDApril 2003▲ +25.22%
2002778.75 USD819.00 USDMarch 2002748.00 USDAugust 2002▲ +0.63%
2001885.83 USD1,033.00 USDJanuary 2001755.00 USDDecember 2001▼ −26.91%
20001,128.17 USD1,224.00 USDSeptember 20001,059.00 USDNovember 2000▼ −10.09%
19991,076.42 USD1,194.00 USDSeptember 1999933.00 USDJanuary 1999▲ +26.90%
19981,024.50 USD1,097.00 USDJanuary 1998941.00 USDOctober 1998▼ −12.58%
19971,316.17 USD1,654.00 USDAugust 19971,087.00 USDJanuary 1997▲ +1.38%
19961,025.17 USD1,064.00 USDMarch 19961,000.00 USDJuly 1996▲ +1.67%
19951,031.08 USD1,157.00 USDJanuary 1995979.00 USDOctober 1995▼ −12.01%
1994997.83 USD1,152.00 USDNovember 1994924.00 USDApril 1994▲ +11.74%
1993961.92 USD1,072.00 USDFebruary 1993874.00 USDSeptember 1993▼ −8.20%
19921,239.83 USD1,385.00 USDJune 19921,047.00 USDNovember 1992▼ −8.32%
19911,117.00 USD1,253.00 USDApril 1991992.00 USDOctober 1991▼ −1.49%
19901,513.58 USD1,775.00 USDMay 19901,265.00 USDDecember 1990▼ −2.47%
19891,658.75 USD1,962.00 USDMarch 19891,438.00 USDNovember 1989▼ −16.09%
19881,241.42 USD1,594.00 USDDecember 1988876.00 USDFebruary 1988▲ +81.34%
1987798.83 USD878.00 USDJune 1987732.00 USDMarch 1987▲ +13.95%
1986754.00 USD886.00 USDOctober 1986609.00 USDFebruary 1986▲ +23.91%
1985783.50 USD931.00 USDApril 1985598.00 USDNovember 1985▼ −20.99%
1984922.00 USD1,041.00 USDMarch 1984834.00 USDAugust 1984▼ −10.23%
1983764.33 USD859.00 USDOctober 1983678.00 USDMarch 1983▲ +22.60%
1982745.00 USD823.00 USDFebruary 1982669.00 USDDecember 1982▼ −18.32%
1981845.67 USD955.00 USDAugust 1981731.00 USDFebruary 1981▲ +8.88%
1980761.25 USD870.00 USDFebruary 1980678.00 USDJune 1980▲ +1.29%
1979741.67 USD795.00 USDMarch 1979665.00 USDAugust 1979▲ +4.31%
1978593.92 USD713.00 USDOctober 1978478.00 USDFebruary 1978▲ +32.63%
1977589.67 USD719.00 USDMarch 1977511.00 USDOctober 1977▼ −22.25%
1976711.42 USD789.00 USDApril 1976604.00 USDNovember 1976▼ −7.23%
1975745.17 USD803.00 USDMarch 1975686.00 USDDecember 1975▼ −14.14%
19741,239.58 USD1,782.00 USDMay 1974771.00 USDDecember 1974▼ −42.03%
1973845.33 USD1,625.00 USDNovember 1973387.00 USDJanuary 1973▲ +319.38%
1972377.75 USD397.00 USDMarch 1972364.00 USDJuly 1972▼ −1.32%
1971309.50 USD359.00 USDDecember 1971272.00 USDFebruary 1971▲ +25.96%
1970295.75 USD302.00 USDJanuary 1970289.00 USDDecember 1970▼ −4.30%
1969286.42 USD310.00 USDNovember 1969267.00 USDFebruary 1969▲ +15.24%
1968263.00 USD269.00 USDAugust 1968258.00 USDMarch 1968▲ +2.28%
1967273.33 USD287.00 USDNovember 1967264.00 USDOctober 1967▼ −5.00%
1966281.33 USD303.00 USDJanuary 1966265.00 USDJuly 1966▼ −5.61%
1965311.25 USD323.00 USDMay 1965299.00 USDNovember 1965▼ −5.90%
1964326.50 USD385.00 USDJuly 1964264.00 USDJanuary 1964▲ +29.92%
1963211.50 USD261.00 USDDecember 1963186.00 USDJanuary 1963▲ +40.32%
1962186.08 USD194.00 USDJanuary 1962177.00 USDSeptember 1962▼ −4.64%
1961214.33 USD233.00 USDMarch 1961192.00 USDNovember 1961▼ −9.63%
1960246.25 USD261.00 USDJanuary 1960228.00 USDDecember 1960▼ −12.64%
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Common questions

What is the latest zinc price?

The zinc price is 4,021.00 USD per metric ton. Monthly, September 2026. This is a published observation, not a live quote.

How has the zinc price changed?

The price changed by +146.00 USD (+3.77%) 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 zinc price in this history?

The highest observation was 4,405.00 USD per metric ton for December 2006. This history runs from January 1960 to September 2026. It does not measure intraday highs.

How much is zinc per kilogram?

The latest benchmark converts to 4.021 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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