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Precious Metals Series coverage: 1911–2025

Palladium Historical Price Archive

Annual Palladium Price Archive

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Palladium is the primary catalyst element used to neutralize toxic carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in gasoline-powered internal combustion and hybrid vehicles.

Annual average palladium price: Palladium-specific annual price tables published by USGS, not the combined platinum-group unit-value series. Historical quotation definitions change as documented in the source tables. The 2025 value is a USGS estimate.

Palladium Interactive Price History (1911–2025)

Inflation-Adjusted (Real 2026 USD)

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Data sources: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Annual Observations

Palladium Historical Eras & Macro Cycles

Detailed analysis of secular supercycles, wartime allocations, and price shocks

Palladium historical observations

1911–2025

Palladium-specific annual price tables published by USGS, not the combined platinum-group unit-value series. Historical quotation definitions change as documented in the source tables. The 2025 value is a USGS estimate.

Price Behavior Annual observations range from $17 to $2,419.18 ($/troy oz).
Key Catalysts
  • Supply and production
  • Industrial and consumer demand
  • International trade

Palladium Complete Historical Price Table (1911–2025)

Nominal vs. Real Inflation-Adjusted Prices in 2026 USD

Year Nominal Price ($/troy oz) Real Price (2026 USD) CPI / Historical Estimate Historical Context / Market Event
2025 $1,100.00 $1,144.54 321.9 USGS estimate
2024 $994.90 $1,062.43 313.7 Norilsk Nickel Continuous Exports & EV Transition Deflation
2023 $1,351.66 $1,485.97 304.7 Automaker Thrifting & BEV Market Share Expansion
2022 $2,133.81 $2,442.41 292.7 All-Time Historic Record High ($3,440/oz on March 7 Following Russia Sanctions Threat)
2021 $2,419.18 $2,990.65 271.0 —
2020 $2,205.27 $2,854.29 258.8 COVID-19 South African Mine Closures
2019 $1,500.00 $1,965.41 255.7 Extreme Physical Shortage in London Vaults
2018 $1,036.43 $1,382.61 251.1 Palladium Overtakes Gold Price for First Time Since 2001
2017 $874.30 $1,194.81 245.1 —
2016 $617.39 $861.70 240.0 China 6 Emission Standards Require Higher PGM Loadings
2015 $694.99 $982.24 237.0 —
2014 $809.89 $1,145.99 236.7 —
2013 $729.58 $1,049.10 233.0 —
2012 $649.27 $947.29 229.6 —
2011 $738.51 $1,099.79 224.9 —
2010 $531.00 $815.73 218.1 —
2009 $266.00 $415.33 214.5 —
2008 $355.00 $552.33 215.3 GFC Liquidation
2007 $357.00 $576.77 207.3 —
2006 $323.00 $536.70 201.6 —
2005 $204.00 $349.90 195.3 —
2004 $233.00 $413.18 188.9 —
2003 $203.00 $369.57 184.0 Ford Motor Co. Takes $1 Billion Write-Down After Hoarding Metal
2002 $340.00 $633.09 179.9 —
2001 $611.00 $1,155.69 177.1 —
2000 $692.00 $1,346.14 172.2 Russian State Stockpile Export Delays (Peak $1,100/oz in Jan 2001)
1999 $363.00 $729.88 166.6 —
1998 $290.00 $595.98 163.0 —
1997 $184.00 $384.03 160.5 —
1996 $130.00 $277.55 156.9 —
1995 $153.00 $336.30 152.4 Automakers Adopt Palladium for Gasoline Catalytic Converters
1994 $156.00 $352.61 148.2 —
1993 $123.00 $285.14 144.5 —
1992 $89.00 $212.50 140.3 —
1991 $87.00 $213.97 136.2 —
1990 $114.00 $292.18 130.7 —
1989 $144.00 $389.01 124.0 —
1988 $123.00 $348.29 118.3 —
1987 $130.00 $383.34 113.6 —
1986 $116.00 $354.54 109.6 —
1985 $107.00 $333.11 107.6 —
1984 $148.00 $477.16 103.9 —
1983 $136.00 $457.40 99.6 —
1982 $67.00 $232.58 96.5 —
1981 $95.00 $350.09 90.9 —
1980 $201.00 $817.12 82.4 1980 Precious Metals Mania
1979 $120.00 $553.69 72.6 —
1978 $63.00 $323.68 65.2 —
1977 $49.00 $270.86 60.6 —
1976 $51.00 $300.25 56.9 —
1975 $93.00 $579.05 53.8 —
1974 $133.00 $903.70 49.3 —
1973 $78.00 $588.48 44.4 —
1972 $42.00 $336.58 41.8 —
1971 $37.00 $306.03 40.5 —
1970 $38.00 $328.07 38.8 Early Electronics & Dental Alloys
1969 $42.00 $383.36 36.7 —
1968 $45.00 $433.16 34.8 —
1967 $38.00 $381.11 33.4 —
1966 $34.00 $351.52 32.4 —
1965 $33.00 $350.93 31.5 —
1964 $31.00 $334.98 31.0 —
1963 $25.00 $273.68 30.6 —
1962 $25.00 $277.30 30.2 —
1961 $25.00 $280.08 29.9 —
1960 $25.00 $282.92 29.6 —
1959 $19.00 $218.72 29.1 —
1958 $17.00 $197.05 28.9 —
1957 $24.00 $286.10 28.1 —
1956 $24.00 $295.57 27.2 —
1955 $22.00 $274.98 26.8 —
1954 $21.00 $261.51 26.9 —
1953 $24.00 $301.11 26.7 —
1952 $24.00 $303.38 26.5 —
1951 $24.00 $309.21 26.0 —
1950 $24.00 $333.59 24.1 —
1949 $24.00 $337.79 23.8 —
1948 $24.00 $333.59 24.1 —
1947 $24.00 $360.52 22.3 —
1946 $24.00 $412.28 19.5 —
1945 $24.00 $446.64 18.0 —
1944 $24.00 $456.79 17.6 —
1943 $24.00 $464.71 17.3 —
1942 $24.00 $493.22 16.3 —
1941 $24.00 $546.91 14.7 —
1940 $24.00 $574.25 14.0 —
1939 $23.00 $554.28 13.9 —
1938 $23.00 $546.42 14.1 —
1937 $23.00 $535.04 14.4 —
1936 $23.00 $554.28 13.9 —
1935 $23.00 $562.38 13.7 —
1934 $23.00 $574.97 13.4 —
1933 $18.00 $463.82 13.0 —
1932 $18.00 $440.12 13.7 —
1931 $18.00 $396.69 15.2 —
1930 $24.00 $481.41 16.7 —
1929 $40.00 $783.58 17.1 —
1928 $46.00 $901.12 17.1 —
1927 $58.00 $1,116.60 17.4 —
1926 $70.00 $1,324.78 17.7 —
1925 $79.00 $1,512.20 17.5 —
1924 $94.00 $1,841.41 17.1 —
1922 $60.00 $1,196.36 16.8 —
1921 $59.00 $1,104.12 17.9 —
1920 $108.00 $1,808.89 20.0 —
1919 $130.00 $2,517.19 17.3 —
1918 $135.00 $2,994.85 15.1 —
1917 $110.00 $2,878.73 12.8 —
1916 $67.00 $2,059.05 10.9 —
1915 $56.00 $1,857.31 10.1 —
1914 $44.00 $1,473.91 10.0 —
1913 $50.00 $1,691.82 9.9 —
1912 $55.00 $1,911.67 9.6 —
1911 $55.00 $1,970.60 9.3 —

Frequently Asked Questions: Palladium History

Targeted answers to high-frequency historical and economic queries

What does this palladium chart measure?
Annual average palladium price. Palladium-specific annual price tables published by USGS, not the combined platinum-group unit-value series. Historical quotation definitions change as documented in the source tables. The 2025 value is a USGS estimate.
What is the highest annual palladium value in this dataset?
$2,419.18 ($/troy oz) in 2021 annual value. This is the highest annual observation within 1911–2025, rather than a daily market record.
How are inflation-adjusted prices calculated?
Each nominal observation is multiplied by the site’s reference CPI divided by the CPI for that observation’s year. The same inflation calculation is used across commodity charts.

Cite This Dataset

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Metal Prices in the United States Through 2010, table 3 (palladium)

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Platinum-Group Metals, January 2012, table 1 (palladium)

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Platinum-Group Metals, January 2013, table 1 (palladium)

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Platinum-Group Metals, January 2014, table 1 (palladium)

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Platinum-Group Metals, January 2015, table 1 (palladium)

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020: Palladium price table

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025: Palladium price table

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Palladium price table

APA (7th Edition)

Commodities History Project. (2026). Palladium Historical Prices and Inflation-Adjusted Series (1911–2025) [Data set]. CommoditiesHistory.com. https://commoditieshistory.com/palladium

BibTeX 
@dataset{commoditieshistory_palladium_2026,
  author = {{Commodities History Project}},
  title = {Palladium Historical Prices and Inflation-Adjusted Series (1911–2025)},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {CommoditiesHistory.com},
  url = {https://commoditieshistory.com/palladium}
}