Lead rose to 2,003.78 USD/T on December 2, 2025, up 0.11% from the previous day. Over the past month, Lead's price has fallen 1.32%, and is down 3.99% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Lead - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

In 2024, the average price for lead stood at 2,069 nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton. It is forecast that in 2026 the price of one metric ton of lead will amount to 2,000 nominal U.S. dollars.

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The average North American market price for lead in 2024 stood at an estimated *** U.S. cents per pound. This represented a slight decrease from the previous year, when the average price of lead stood at ***** cents per pound.

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This statistic represents the projected LME lead price between 2012 and 2020. In 2017, one pound of lead is expected to cost around ** U.S. dollar cents. Lead is a base metal which is predominantly used in battery manufacturing and cable sheathing.

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View monthly updates and historical trends for Lead Spot Price. Source: International Monetary Fund. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

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LME Lead USD Prices data, recent 6 years (traceable to Jan 02,2020), the unit is USD/t, latest value is 2039, updated at Nov 07,2025

Monthly and long-term lead price data (US$/mt): historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

In 2024, the average annual London Metal Exchange (LME) price for tin was approximately ** U.S. dollars per pound, making it the highest-priced base metal that year. Nickel had the *******highest price out of the base metals at that time, with an average annual LME price of approximately **** U.S. dollars per pound in 2024. Although there is no clear-cut definition of the term, base metals usually refer to metals that oxidize easily, and is most commonly categorized as including tin, nickel, copper, zinc, lead, and aluminum.

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MCX Lead Prices (2M) data, recent 20 years (traceable to May 06,2006), the unit is INR/kg, latest value is 186, updated at Nov 07,2025

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Global refined lead production amounted to 11.9 million metric tons in 2022. That was a decrease of approximately 300,000 metric tons of refined lead production compared to the previous year. Lead metal production As of 2023, China was by far the main lead producer in the world. Chinese lead mining in that year reached 1.9 million metric tons, while the country's refined lead production amounted to over five million metric tons in 2022. The major lead producing countries are reflected in the top lead mining companies worldwide, with Australia’s BHP and American the Doe Run Company being counted among the largest companies. Lead is a base metal typically used in the production of car batteries, which account for about 80 percent of worldwide lead consumption, and over two-thirds of the metal end up in car batteries. Lead metal consumption The global health crisis lead to a reduction in the global demand for lead. Global lead consumption amounted to over 13 million metric tons in 2023, a slight increase in comparison to the previous two years. Alongside the steady lead consumption volume in the past few years, lead prices in the North American market have also been consistent over the past three years, at an average of 115 U.S. cents per pound. The growing production of electric cars and bicycles is likely to boost demand for lead over the next couple of years, with China being projected to account for most of the growth. While lithium-ion batteries are expected to replace lead-acid batteries eventually, Chinese demand for lead-based batteries remains strong.

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LME Lead 3M Futures Prices data, recent 6 years (traceable to Jan 02,2020), the unit is USD/t, latest value is 1973.5, updated at Nov 26,2025

CME Lead Prices (5M) data, recent 0 years (traceable to ), the unit is USD/lb, latest value is , updated at