Gallium Prices
Current Gallium price: $2,807.63 per kg.
Price as of Oct 14 2026. 1 The price shown above is the retail price for private investors and is aligned with industry retail pricing. For bulk gallium purchases, whether for industrial use or investment, please contact us for a quotation.Gallium price performance over time
Gallium Historical Price Movement
Gallium prices are increasingly influenced by the strategic importance of this metal in modern electronics and the fragility of its global supply chain.
At today’s price of $2,807.63 per kg, gallium is up 62.99% year to date, up 198.53% since the start of 2025, up 271.48% since the start of 2024, and up 841.53% since the start of 2020, when the gallium price stood at $298.20 per kg.
This reflects gallium’s importance in semiconductors, LEDs, photovoltaics, and advanced manufacturing, combined with a market where supply is constrained by by-product production, specialised refining, and China’s dominant role in global output.
Gallium annual price performance
Gallium is a chemical element with the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. It is a soft, silvery metal, and elemental gallium melts just above room temperature at 29.76 °C (85.57°F).
To make an educated forecast on the price of gallium, let’s take a closer look at the uses of gallium, its production, and the key factors that will drive the cost of gallium in the future (jump to our forecast).
Gallium Uses
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Gallium’s extraordinary physical and chemical properties make it essential to the modern tech economy, especially in semiconductors, power electronics, optoelectronics, and clean energy systems.
Semiconductors & Power Electronics:
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN) are two of its most critical compounds.GaAs is widely used in high-frequency components, such as 5G base stations, radar, and satellite communications.
GaN has become the dominant growth driver, enabling next-gen power converters, EV fast chargers, and military RF systems. It’s prized for its energy efficiency and ability to operate at high temperatures and voltages.
Solar & Renewable Energy:
Gallium is a key ingredient in thin-film photovoltaic cells, offering higher efficiency and flexibility than traditional silicon-based panels. Demand here is accelerating as governments expand solar capacity.LEDs, Lasers & Displays:
GaN is also the backbone of modern LED lighting, smartphone displays, laser diodes, and AMOLED technologies, all of which are seeing mass global adoption.Defense, Aerospace & Nuclear:
Gallium alloys are used in specialized applications like radiation-resistant components, neutron-absorbing materials, and high-performance thermal pastes. Its non-toxicity and thermal stability make it a safer alternative to mercury in medical and nuclear applications.
Where is Gallium Produced?
Gallium isn’t mined directly — it’s extracted as a by-product during the refining of bauxite (for aluminum) and zinc ores. While a handful of countries produce raw gallium, China dominates the global supply chain, accounting for over 95% of worldwide production.
The top producers are:
🇨🇳 China: by far the largest supplier, both of raw and refined gallium
🇩🇪 Germany: a key secondary producer in Europe
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: an emerging source via zinc processing
China’s control doesn’t stop at production. It also leads in refining capacity, making it the central player from raw extraction to finished high-purity gallium, a major strategic chokepoint for the West.
What Factors Determine the Price of Gallium?
As with all metals, supply and demand ultimately set the price, but in gallium’s case, those forces are supercharged by geopolitics and rapid technological change.
On the demand side, gallium is indispensable for:
Power electronics (GaN chips in EVs and fast chargers)
5G infrastructure (GaAs components)
Thin-film solar panels
LEDs, lasers, and defense systems
As global investment surges into electrification, AI, and renewables, gallium consumption is accelerating in lockstep.
Supply, however, remains highly concentrated and fragile. Gallium is not mined directly; it’s extracted as a by-product of aluminum and zinc refining. And over 95% of global gallium output comes from China, which not only produces the raw material but also controls the downstream refining and high-purity conversion.
This creates an inherently unstable market. Even minor shifts in Chinese policy, such as export bans, license restrictions, or stepped-up anti-smuggling enforcement (as seen in 2025), can trigger significant price movements globally.
In short, gallium’s price is shaped not only by what industries need, but by what China allows. For investors, understanding both the industrial fundamentals and the geopolitical backdrop is key to anticipating where prices may go next.
How to Buy Gallium
Gallium is sold at 99.99 percent purity, priced in USD, and the weight unit is per kilogram. Anyone, such as hobbyists, can buy small amounts of gallium on Amazon, Alibaba, or eBay. However, there is no guarantee of purity and no possibility of liquidation to anyone other than other hobbyists.
Corporate buyers such as LG, Nokia, Qualcomm, and Sony use well-established metal dealers to purchase industry-grade gallium. Reputable metals dealers, such as ourselves, act as key intermediaries between the high-tech industries and the producers of the critical raw materials for these industries.
Any discerning investors who want to benefit from future gallium price raises by buying and owning some gallium can do this through us, Strategic Metals Invest. When you purchase with us, you are purchasing from the only globally licensed industry supplier that offers this option to private investors.
It is also possible to trade gallium futures contracts in the Shanghai Metal Market (SMM).
How to Sell Gallium
Please note that online marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba only attract hobbyists. The only end buyers for your industrial-grade gallium are industry buyers such as Tesla, Apple, Siemens, BMW, Ford, and US-DOD. These buyers will only purchase from reputable industry suppliers with the bona-fides to provide the complete chain of custody.
No industry buyer will entertain a seller without a full chain of custody, analysis reports, purity levels, and proper storage facilities. Only because we are an industry supplier can we guarantee the fast and safe liquidation of the strategic metals of our investors.