COPPER · history since 1960
Copper Price History
801 observations from Jan 1, 1960 to Sep 1, 2026. Monthly average reference prices.
+1,924.34% since Jan 1, 1960
Jan 1, 1960 → Sep 1, 2026High 14,474.00Low 613.00
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Monthly average reference prices.801 observations, simplified for display.History from Jan 1, 1960.
Records
All-time high
$14,474.00
Sep 1, 2026
All-time low
$607.00
Jan 1, 1961
Latest
$14,474.00
0.00% vs high
Since first record
+1,924.34%
+4.62% per year
Best year
2009 · +127.28%
Worst year
2008 · −53.37%
Deepest drawdown
−64.63%
Apr 1, 2008 → Dec 1, 2008, recovered Dec 1, 2010
Current drawdown
0.00%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 637.00 | 1,700.00 | +166.88% |
| 1970s | 1,700.00 | 2,214.00 | +30.24% |
| 1980s | 2,214.00 | 2,419.00 | +9.26% |
| 1990s | 2,419.00 | 1,765.00 | −27.04% |
| 2000s | 1,765.00 | 6,982.00 | +295.58% |
| 2010s | 6,982.00 | 6,077.00 | −12.96% |
| 2020s | 6,077.00 | 14,474.00 | +138.18% |
Worst calendar years
- 2008−53.37%
- 1974−42.56%
- 1970−38.47%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 11,785.00 | 14,474.00 | +22.82% |
| 2025 | 8,916.00 | 11,785.00 | +32.18% |
| 2024 | 8,400.00 | 8,916.00 | +6.14% |
| 2023 | 8,375.00 | 8,400.00 | +0.30% |
| 2022 | 9,551.00 | 8,375.00 | −12.31% |
| 2021 | 7,772.00 | 9,551.00 | +22.89% |
| 2020 | 6,077.00 | 7,772.00 | +27.89% |
| 2019 | 6,075.00 | 6,077.00 | +0.03% |
| 2018 | 6,834.00 | 6,075.00 | −11.11% |
| 2017 | 5,660.00 | 6,834.00 | +20.74% |
| 2016 | 4,639.00 | 5,660.00 | +22.01% |
| 2015 | 6,446.00 | 4,639.00 | −28.03% |
| 2014 | 7,215.00 | 6,446.00 | −10.66% |
| 2013 | 7,966.00 | 7,215.00 | −9.43% |
| 2012 | 7,565.00 | 7,966.00 | +5.30% |
| 2011 | 9,147.00 | 7,565.00 | −17.30% |
| 2010 | 6,982.00 | 9,147.00 | +31.01% |
| 2009 | 3,072.00 | 6,982.00 | +127.28% |
| 2008 | 6,588.00 | 3,072.00 | −53.37% |
| 2007 | 6,675.00 | 6,588.00 | −1.30% |
| 2006 | 4,577.00 | 6,675.00 | +45.84% |
| 2005 | 3,145.00 | 4,577.00 | +45.53% |
| 2004 | 2,201.00 | 3,145.00 | +42.89% |
| 2003 | 1,596.00 | 2,201.00 | +37.91% |
| 2002 | 1,472.00 | 1,596.00 | +8.42% |
| 2001 | 1,851.00 | 1,472.00 | −20.48% |
| 2000 | 1,765.00 | 1,851.00 | +4.87% |
| 1999 | 1,474.00 | 1,765.00 | +19.74% |
| 1998 | 1,762.00 | 1,474.00 | −16.35% |
| 1997 | 2,268.00 | 1,762.00 | −22.31% |
| 1996 | 2,926.00 | 2,268.00 | −22.49% |
| 1995 | 2,985.00 | 2,926.00 | −1.98% |
| 1994 | 1,724.00 | 2,985.00 | +73.14% |
| 1993 | 2,207.00 | 1,724.00 | −21.88% |
| 1992 | 2,223.00 | 2,207.00 | −0.72% |
| 1991 | 2,485.00 | 2,223.00 | −10.54% |
| 1990 | 2,419.00 | 2,485.00 | +2.73% |
| 1989 | 3,499.00 | 2,419.00 | −30.87% |
| 1988 | 2,869.00 | 3,499.00 | +21.96% |
| 1987 | 1,336.00 | 2,869.00 | +114.75% |
| 1986 | 1,391.00 | 1,336.00 | −3.95% |
| 1985 | 1,321.00 | 1,391.00 | +5.30% |
| 1984 | 1,415.00 | 1,321.00 | −6.64% |
| 1983 | 1,473.00 | 1,415.00 | −3.94% |
| 1982 | 1,655.00 | 1,473.00 | −11.00% |
| 1981 | 1,879.00 | 1,655.00 | −11.92% |
| 1980 | 2,214.00 | 1,879.00 | −15.13% |
| 1979 | 1,533.00 | 2,214.00 | +44.42% |
| 1978 | 1,261.00 | 1,533.00 | +21.57% |
| 1977 | 1,287.00 | 1,261.00 | −2.02% |
| 1976 | 1,151.00 | 1,287.00 | +11.82% |
| 1975 | 1,289.00 | 1,151.00 | −10.71% |
| 1974 | 2,244.00 | 1,289.00 | −42.56% |
| 1973 | 1,024.00 | 2,244.00 | +119.14% |
| 1972 | 1,038.00 | 1,024.00 | −1.35% |
| 1971 | 1,046.00 | 1,038.00 | −0.76% |
| 1970 | 1,700.00 | 1,046.00 | −38.47% |
| 1969 | 1,185.00 | 1,700.00 | +43.46% |
| 1968 | 1,324.00 | 1,185.00 | −10.50% |
| 1967 | 1,215.00 | 1,324.00 | +8.97% |
| 1966 | 1,518.00 | 1,215.00 | −19.96% |
| 1965 | 1,269.00 | 1,518.00 | +19.62% |
| 1964 | 650.00 | 1,269.00 | +95.23% |
| 1963 | 646.00 | 650.00 | +0.62% |
| 1962 | 635.00 | 646.00 | +1.73% |
| 1961 | 637.00 | 635.00 | −0.31% |
| 1960partial | 715.00 | 637.00 | −10.91% |
Sources for this history
| Source | Data type | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)openCopper (LME), monthly average (World Bank Pink Sheet) | Monthly referencemonthly | Jan 1, 1960 – Sep 1, 2026801 observations |
Price history is stored as published for reproducibility. The current quote is refreshed every 15 seconds from the live feed and labelled with its sources and observation time.
Current quote
- Type: Monthly reference
- Consensus: Single source from one source
- Primary source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)
- Observed: Sep 1, 2026
History
From Jan 1, 1960. 801 monthly points.
Attribution
- Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0