Import origins by country since 2010
Where US imports come from each month, by country and grade.
Arsenic Price per kg (United States)
On the US Critical Minerals List and the EU Critical Raw Materials Act list.
Price per kg contained
$1.23
- 1M
- +62.7%
- 6M
- −47.1%
- 1Y
- −15.0%
- 5Y
- −26.2%
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The Stockatomics monthly US benchmark for arsenic, in US dollars per kg contained.
$1.23
- 1m
- +62.7%
- 6m
- −47.1%
- 1y
- −15.0%
- 5y
- −26.2%
18 October 2026
- Benchmark price
- $1.23
- Import volume
- Locked
- All-imports price
- Locked
- Premium-priced imports
- Locked
- China share of imports
- Locked
- China unit-value spread
- Locked
- Origin countries
- Locked
At a glance
Arsenic price key figures
- Price per kg contained
- $1.23
- 1-month change
- +62.7%
- 6-month change
- −47.1%
- 1-year change
- −15.0%
- 5-year change
- −26.2%
- 12-month high
- $2.67
- 12-month low
- $0.76
- Price month
- October 2026
- Price type
- Stockatomics monthly benchmark
- Last updated
- 18 October 2026
By month
Arsenic monthly prices
The arsenic benchmark for every month from January 2010 to October 2026, in US dollars per kg contained, newest first.
| Month | Price per kg contained | Change |
|---|---|---|
| $1.23 | 0.0% | |
| $1.23 | 0.0% | |
| $1.23 | +62.4% | |
| $0.76 | −26.5% | |
| $1.03 | 0.0% | |
| $1.03 | 0.0% | |
| $1.03 | −55.8% | |
| $2.33 | 0.0% | |
| $2.33 | −12.7% | |
| $2.67 | +9.0% | |
| $2.45 | +16.1% | |
| $2.11 | −45.5% | |
| $3.87 | +300.7% | |
| $0.97 | −33.4% | |
| $1.45 | +62.9% | |
| $0.89 | −1.0% | |
| $0.90 | −58.8% | |
| $2.18 | −18.7% | |
| $2.68 | +155.2% | |
| $1.05 | −16.0% | |
| $1.25 | −67.7% | |
| $3.87 | +156.3% | |
| $1.51 | +12.7% | |
| $1.34 | +37.1% | |
| $0.98 | −30.2% | |
| $1.40 | −10.8% | |
| $1.57 | 0.0% | |
| $1.57 | +88.2% | |
| $0.83 | 0.0% | |
| $0.83 | −24.8% | |
| $1.11 | +29.4% | |
| $0.86 | 0.0% | |
| $0.86 | +103.1% | |
| $0.42 | −60.1% | |
| $1.06 | +12.8% | |
| $0.94 | −54.1% | |
| $2.05 | −19.3% | |
| $2.54 | +23.3% | |
| $2.06 | 0.0% | |
| $2.06 | +90.7% | |
| $1.08 | −48.1% | |
| $2.08 | +108.0% | |
| $1.00 | −21.9% | |
| $1.28 | −57.3% | |
| $3.00 | +14.5% | |
| $2.62 | +122.0% | |
| $1.18 | +7.3% | |
| $1.10 | −68.6% | |
| $3.50 | +56.2% | |
| $2.24 | +24.4% | |
| $1.80 | +20.8% | |
| $1.49 | −38.4% | |
| $2.42 | +79.3% | |
| $1.35 | −19.2% | |
| $1.67 | +24.6% | |
| $1.34 | −25.1% | |
| $1.79 | 0.0% | |
| $1.79 | +17.0% | |
| $1.53 | −1.3% | |
| $1.55 | +25.0% | |
| $1.24 | −47.5% | |
| $2.36 | +41.3% | |
| $1.67 | −68.2% | |
| $5.25 | +395.3% | |
| $1.06 | 0.0% | |
| $1.06 | −17.2% | |
| $1.28 | −5.9% | |
| $1.36 | +30.8% | |
| $1.04 | −41.2% | |
| $1.77 | +73.5% | |
| $1.02 | +2.0% | |
| $1.00 | −25.9% | |
| $1.35 | 0.0% | |
| $1.35 | −25.8% | |
| $1.82 | +78.4% | |
| $1.02 | −61.9% | |
| $2.68 | +148.1% | |
| $1.08 | +15.1% | |
| $0.94 | −61.4% | |
| $2.43 | +71.1% | |
| $1.42 | −32.7% | |
| $2.11 | +15.3% | |
| $1.83 | −14.1% | |
| $2.13 | −16.1% | |
| $2.54 | +23.9% | |
| $2.05 | +10.8% | |
| $1.85 | +31.2% | |
| $1.41 | 0.0% | |
| $1.41 | −37.1% | |
| $2.24 | 0.0% | |
| $2.24 | +34.9% | |
| $1.66 | −71.1% | |
| $5.75 | +62.4% | |
| $3.54 | +156.5% | |
| $1.38 | +39.3% | |
| $0.99 | 0.0% | |
| $0.99 | −38.9% | |
| $1.62 | 0.0% | |
| $1.62 | +14.9% | |
| $1.41 | −24.6% | |
| $1.87 | 0.0% | |
| $1.87 | +19.9% | |
| $1.56 | +6.8% | |
| $1.46 | 0.0% | |
| $1.46 | 0.0% | |
| $1.46 | −18.4% | |
| $1.79 | +3.5% | |
| $1.73 | +6.8% | |
| $1.62 | −4.7% | |
| $1.70 | +18.9% | |
| $1.43 | −11.7% | |
| $1.62 | −10.5% | |
| $1.81 | +31.2% | |
| $1.38 | +2.2% | |
| $1.35 | −43.3% | |
| $2.38 | +40.0% | |
| $1.70 | +7.6% | |
| $1.58 | −19.0% | |
| $1.95 | −1.0% | |
| $1.97 | −17.9% | |
| $2.40 | +47.2% | |
| $1.63 | −39.4% | |
| $2.69 | +49.4% | |
| $1.80 | 0.0% | |
| $1.80 | −4.3% | |
| $1.88 | −1.6% | |
| $1.91 | 0.0% | |
| $1.91 | −0.5% | |
| $1.92 | −11.9% | |
| $2.18 | −2.7% | |
| $2.24 | +12.0% | |
| $2.00 | −1.0% | |
| $2.02 | −2.4% | |
| $2.07 | −12.7% | |
| $2.37 | +5.8% | |
| $2.24 | +37.4% | |
| $1.63 | −5.8% | |
| $1.73 | +15.3% | |
| $1.50 | −10.7% | |
| $1.68 | 0.0% | |
| $1.68 | 0.0% | |
| $1.68 | +9.8% | |
| $1.53 | −10.0% | |
| $1.70 | +13.3% | |
| $1.50 | −12.3% | |
| $1.71 | +14.8% | |
| $1.49 | −25.9% | |
| $2.01 | +9.2% | |
| $1.84 | −30.6% | |
| $2.65 | +76.7% | |
| $1.50 | 0.0% | |
| $1.50 | −6.8% | |
| $1.61 | −34.0% | |
| $2.44 | +37.9% | |
| $1.77 | +19.6% | |
| $1.48 | 0.0% | |
| $1.48 | −0.7% | |
| $1.49 | −31.3% | |
| $2.17 | +0.9% | |
| $2.15 | +44.3% | |
| $1.49 | −12.4% | |
| $1.70 | 0.0% | |
| $1.70 | −4.5% | |
| $1.78 | −14.8% | |
| $2.09 | −9.5% | |
| $2.31 | +42.6% | |
| $1.62 | −5.8% | |
| $1.72 | −46.9% | |
| $3.24 | +117.4% | |
| $1.49 | −9.7% | |
| $1.65 | −3.5% | |
| $1.71 | +3.0% | |
| $1.66 | −28.1% | |
| $2.31 | 0.0% | |
| $2.31 | −33.4% | |
| $3.47 | +61.4% | |
| $2.15 | +20.1% | |
| $1.79 | −22.8% | |
| $2.32 | +62.2% | |
| $1.43 | −7.7% | |
| $1.55 | −3.7% | |
| $1.61 | +40.0% | |
| $1.15 | −30.7% | |
| $1.66 | +5.7% | |
| $1.57 | +0.6% | |
| $1.56 | +3.3% | |
| $1.51 | 0.0% | |
| $1.51 | +6.3% | |
| $1.42 | −10.1% | |
| $1.58 | +17.0% | |
| $1.35 | −43.0% | |
| $2.37 | −15.1% | |
| $2.79 | +103.6% | |
| $1.37 | 0.0% | |
| $1.37 | −1.4% | |
| $1.39 | −32.2% | |
| $2.05 | +40.4% | |
| $1.46 | +2.8% | |
| $1.42 | −41.8% | |
| $2.44 | −38.4% | |
| $3.96 | +91.3% | |
| $2.07 | - |
Summary
Arsenic price summary
Arsenic has risen +62.7% in the past month.
Over the past 12 months it has ranged from $0.76 to $2.67 per kg contained.
Over one year the price has changed −15.0%, and over five years −26.2%.
Uses
What arsenic is used for
Arsenic (As) is better known as a poison, yet high-purity arsenic metal is a building block of gallium arsenide, the compound semiconductor behind radio-frequency chips in phones, satellites and radar, as well as many lasers and LEDs. Most arsenic, though, is consumed as arsenic trioxide, historically in wood preservatives and still in some lead alloys for batteries and ammunition.
Other uses
- Indium gallium arsenide infrared sensors
- Hardening agent in lead-acid battery grids
- Glass decolourising
- Medicine, where arsenic trioxide treats a form of leukaemia
Market
Arsenic supply and demand factors
Arsenic is almost entirely a by-product, recovered from copper, gold and lead smelting rather than mined for its own sake, so supply depends on what smelters choose to capture. Demand is split between a large, low-value market for arsenic trioxide and a tiny, high-value market for the ultra-pure metal used in gallium arsenide chips. Environmental rules weigh on both: arsenic is toxic, and handling it is costly.
What moves the price
- Smelter output and recovery decisions in China and Morocco
- Demand for gallium arsenide in phones, satellites and radar
- Restrictions on arsenic-based wood preservatives
- Environmental and safety regulation
History
Arsenic price history
Arsenic has been one of the quieter minor metals: supply comes as a smelting by-product, and demand for its main forms is mature. The more interesting price is for high-purity arsenic metal, whose fortunes follow gallium arsenide chip demand and Chinese supply, the dominant source of the metal.
As of October 2026, the Stockatomics benchmark price for arsenic is $1.23 per kg contained.
Production
Where arsenic is produced
Arsenic is recovered at smelters rather than mined for its own sake. China and Morocco produce most of the world's arsenic trioxide, and China also supplies most of the high-purity arsenic metal used in electronics. The United States produces no arsenic and relies entirely on imports.
Criticality
Why arsenic is a critical mineral
Arsenic is on the US critical minerals list and the EU critical raw materials list. Its high-purity form is essential to gallium arsenide semiconductors used in defence and communications, supply is a by-product concentrated in China and Morocco, and the United States produces none of it.
Benchmark
How the arsenic benchmark price is calculated
Stockatomics publishes a monthly US benchmark price for arsenic in US dollars per kg contained, reading as of October 2026. The figure is a price per kg of contained arsenic. It is not a price for gallium arsenide wafers or for arsenic trioxide as such.
Converting the price
- Per pound: multiply the price per kg by 0.4536
- Per tonne: multiply the price per kg by 1,000
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More arsenic data in the Terminal
The Stockatomics Terminal has the full picture for arsenic, for subscribers.
Full price history with all import series
The benchmark beside the all-imports and premium-priced import prices, with volumes.
Supply scores and constraints
Supply concentration, elasticity and the constraints behind them.
Companies and production exposure
Which listed companies produce it, and how much of their value depends on it.
FAQ
Arsenic price FAQ
What is the price of arsenic per kg today?
The Stockatomics US benchmark price of arsenic is $1.23 per kg contained as of October 2026. Stockatomics updates it every month.
What is arsenic used for in technology?
High-purity arsenic is combined with gallium to make gallium arsenide, a semiconductor used in phone radio chips, satellite solar cells, radar, lasers and LEDs.
Where does arsenic come from?
It is recovered as a by-product of smelting copper, gold and lead ores, mainly in China and Morocco.
Does the United States produce arsenic?
No. It imports all of its arsenic, mostly arsenic metal from China and arsenic trioxide from Morocco and elsewhere.
How is the arsenic benchmark price calculated?
The Stockatomics benchmark for arsenic is a monthly US price in US dollars per kg contained, published every month and current as of October 2026. How the benchmark is calculated.
Sources
Sources
- U.S. trade data: the monthly arsenic price.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Company filings: the listed companies and their roles.