If you had invested $1,000 in copper
Latest monthly average price of copper: $14,474.00 (September 2026). Prices back to January 1960.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | $9,984.00 | $1,450 | +45% | +45% | -3.7% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $8,277.00 | $1,749 | +74.9% | +20.5% | -12.1% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $9,325.00 | $1,552 | +55.2% | +9.2% | -26.3% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $4,722.00 | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% | -28.4% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $7,602.00 | $1,904 | +90.4% | +3.3% | -64.6% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $1,941.00 | $7,457 | +645.7% | +6.9% | -64.6% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $715.00 | $20,243 | +1,924.3% | +4.6% | -64.6% |
World Bank monthly averages: the price of a month is the average of its days, not the price of a single day.
Year by year
Best full year in the table: 2009 (+127.3%). Worst: 2008 (-53.4%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $11,785.00 | $14,474.00 | +22.8% |
| 2025 | $8,916.00 | $11,785.00 | +32.2% |
| 2024 | $8,400.00 | $8,916.00 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | $8,375.00 | $8,400.00 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | $9,551.00 | $8,375.00 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | $7,772.00 | $9,551.00 | +22.9% |
| 2020 | $6,077.00 | $7,772.00 | +27.9% |
| 2019 | $6,075.00 | $6,077.00 | +0% |
| 2018 | $6,834.00 | $6,075.00 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | $5,660.00 | $6,834.00 | +20.7% |
| 2016 | $4,639.00 | $5,660.00 | +22% |
| 2015 | $6,446.00 | $4,639.00 | -28% |
| 2014 | $7,215.00 | $6,446.00 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | $7,966.00 | $7,215.00 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | $7,565.00 | $7,966.00 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | $9,147.00 | $7,565.00 | -17.3% |
| 2010 | $6,982.00 | $9,147.00 | +31% |
| 2009 | $3,072.00 | $6,982.00 | +127.3% |
| 2008 | $6,588.00 | $3,072.00 | -53.4% |
| 2007 | $6,675.00 | $6,588.00 | -1.3% |
Copper and the others over 10 years
Each row: $1,000 invested ten years before its latest price.
| Investment | Worth today | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% |
| Gold | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% |
| Copper | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% |
| Brent crude oil | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% |
| WTI crude oil | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% |
| Cocoa | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $1,866 | +86.6% | +6.4% |
| Platinum | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% |
| GBP/USD | $1,094 | +9.4% | +0.9% |
| EUR/USD | $1,019 | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| AUD/USD | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% |
| Sugar (world) | $872 | -12.8% | -1.4% |
Commodity prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly averages in US dollars, CC BY 4.0; returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The calculation buys at the published reference or average price and ignores fees, spreads, taxes, storage and inflation — a real trade would have cost more.