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4,021.00 USDSeptember 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
January 1960
History ends
September 2026
Frequency
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Unit
USD per metric ton

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12 observations · January 1979 to December 1979

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Date or periodValue · USD per metric tonSource
January 1979720.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
February 1979793.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
March 1979795.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
April 1979789.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
May 1979778.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
June 1979754.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
July 1979722.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
August 1979665.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
September 1979724.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
October 1979707.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
November 1979702.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
December 1979751.00 USDThe World Bank: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)

Zinc price history by year

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Zinc price history 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 history 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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