Yearly averages of the Aluminium price since 1960 in US dollars per metric ton, with the same averages in today's dollars.
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,314.63 | 3,666.00 | 3,065.00 | +26.0% | 3,361.49 |
| 2025 | 2,631.67 | 2,876.00 | 2,372.00 | +8.8% | 2,754.26 |
| 2024 | 2,419.08 | 2,596.00 | 2,179.00 | +7.2% | — |
| 2023 | 2,255.75 | 2,502.00 | 2,137.00 | −16.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2,705.00 | 3,498.00 | 2,225.00 | +9.4% | — |
| 2021 | 2,472.92 | 2,934.00 | 2,004.00 | +45.1% | — |
| 2020 | 1,704.00 | 2,015.00 | 1,460.00 | −5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1,794.50 | 1,871.00 | 1,726.00 | −14.9% | — |
| 2018 | 2,108.58 | 2,300.00 | 1,920.00 | +7.2% | — |
| 2017 | 1,967.42 | 2,131.00 | 1,791.00 | +22.6% | — |
| 2016 | 1,604.17 | 1,737.00 | 1,481.00 | −3.6% | — |
| 2015 | 1,664.75 | 1,819.00 | 1,468.00 | −10.8% | — |
| 2014 | 1,867.25 | 2,056.00 | 1,695.00 | +1.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1,846.92 | 2,054.00 | 1,740.00 | −8.7% | — |
| 2012 | 2,023.25 | 2,208.00 | 1,845.00 | −15.7% | — |
| 2011 | 2,401.33 | 2,678.00 | 2,022.00 | +10.5% | — |
| 2010 | 2,173.17 | 2,351.00 | 1,931.00 | +30.5% | — |
| 2009 | 1,664.83 | 2,180.00 | 1,330.00 | −35.3% | — |
| 2008 | 2,572.67 | 3,071.00 | 1,490.00 | −2.5% | — |
| 2007 | 2,638.17 | 2,832.00 | 2,382.00 | +2.7% | — |
| 2006 | 2,569.92 | 2,861.00 | 2,378.00 | +35.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1,898.33 | 2,247.00 | 1,731.00 | +10.7% | — |
| 2004 | 1,715.58 | 1,849.00 | 1,606.00 | +19.9% | — |
| 2003 | 1,431.17 | 1,555.00 | 1,332.00 | +6.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1,349.92 | 1,405.00 | 1,292.00 | −6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1,443.67 | 1,616.00 | 1,283.00 | −6.8% | — |
| 2000 | 1,549.08 | 1,680.00 | 1,457.00 | +13.8% | — |
| 1999 | 1,360.92 | 1,554.00 | 1,182.00 | +0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 1,357.50 | 1,486.00 | 1,249.00 | −15.1% | — |
| 1997 | 1,599.50 | 1,711.00 | 1,531.00 | +6.2% | — |
| 1996 | 1,505.50 | 1,612.00 | 1,336.00 | −16.6% | — |
| 1995 | 1,805.67 | 2,061.00 | 1,654.00 | +22.3% | — |
| 1994 | 1,476.83 | 1,893.00 | 1,175.00 | +29.7% | — |
| 1993 | 1,139.00 | 1,207.00 | 1,040.00 | −9.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1,254.33 | 1,317.00 | 1,159.00 | −3.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1,302.25 | 1,515.00 | 1,098.00 | −20.6% | — |
| 1990 | 1,639.50 | 2,067.00 | 1,454.00 | −16.0% | — |
| 1989 | 1,951.25 | 2,398.00 | 1,633.00 | −23.5% | — |
| 1988 | 2,550.33 | 3,578.00 | 2,002.00 | +62.9% | — |
| 1987 | 1,565.25 | 1,963.00 | 1,171.00 | +36.1% | — |
| 1986 | 1,149.83 | 1,206.00 | 1,115.00 | +10.5% | — |
| 1985 | 1,040.58 | 1,106.00 | 950.00 | −16.8% | — |
| 1984 | 1,251.33 | 1,549.00 | 1,012.00 | −13.0% | — |
| 1983 | 1,438.50 | 1,614.00 | 1,077.00 | +45.1% | — |
| 1982 | 991.58 | 1,113.00 | 919.00 | −21.5% | — |
| 1981 | 1,262.67 | 1,452.00 | 1,082.00 | −28.9% | — |
| 1980 | 1,774.92 | 2,131.00 | 1,431.00 | +10.7% | — |
| 1979 | 1,602.92 | 1,913.00 | 1,265.00 | +21.0% | — |
| 1978 | 1,325.08 | 1,425.00 | 1,237.00 | +15.9% | — |
| 1977 | 1,143.75 | 1,261.00 | 1,058.00 | +28.5% | — |
| 1976 | 889.92 | 996.00 | 805.00 | +2.5% | — |
| 1975 | 868.50 | 917.00 | 814.00 | +13.6% | — |
| 1974 | 764.83 | 860.00 | 604.00 | +27.7% | — |
| 1973 | 599.08 | 650.00 | 542.00 | +1.5% | — |
| 1972 | 590.08 | 670.00 | 538.00 | −6.0% | — |
| 1971 | 627.75 | 666.00 | 617.00 | +2.3% | — |
| 1970 | 613.92 | 617.00 | 606.00 | +4.4% | — |
| 1969 | 588.25 | 606.00 | 573.00 | +6.4% | — |
| 1968 | 552.83 | 562.00 | 540.00 | +2.4% | — |
| 1967 | 540.00 | 540.00 | 540.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 540.00 | 540.00 | 540.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 540.00 | 540.00 | 540.00 | +2.7% | — |
| 1964 | 525.92 | 540.00 | 507.00 | +5.4% | — |
| 1963 | 498.75 | 507.00 | 496.00 | +0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 498.00 | 511.00 | 496.00 | −2.5% | — |
| 1961 | 511.00 | 511.00 | 511.00 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 511.00 | 511.00 | 511.00 | — | — |
Yearly averages from monthly benchmark prices (World Bank) until 2026, from MetalAPI daily closes after. Today's dollars use US CPI-U.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.