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Cotton to Tin Ratio
The cotton to tin ratio is 0.00001619 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Tin at $54,344.00 per Metric Ton.
Prices as of Sep 13, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Tin ratio
1.000 Lb of cotton = 0.00001619 T of tin
Inverse (TIN/CT): 61755 — one Metric Ton of tin buys that much cotton.
Above its 1 year average. (71th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$0.8800
per Pound
Tin
$54,344.00
per Metric Ton
Unit basis: USD per Pound ÷ USD per Metric Ton. The ratio reads as Metric Tons of tin per Pound of cotton. Prices as of Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:06:55 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
1Y average
0.00001562
median 0.00001543
1Y low
0.00001084
Jan 29, 2026
1Y high
0.00002021
Sep 22, 2025
Normal band
0.00001378–0.00001746
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.31σ
250 observations
Cotton to Tin ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/TIN ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Tin price chart below.
CT/TIN ratio line
How many T of Tin one Lb of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/TIN ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/TIN ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Tin prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cotton to tin ratio
Cotton to Tin ratio = Cotton price per Pound ÷ Tin price per Metric Ton
The two legs use different units, so the result is a rate — Metric Tons of tin per Pound of cotton — rather than a plain count.
Worked example, live prices: $0.8800 ÷ $54,344.00 = 0.00001619. The inverse is 61755.
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Live prices behind the ratio
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4349.29 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 64.53 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 100.05 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 104.61 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.83 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1805.98 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1309.60 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to tin ratio today?
The cotton to tin ratio is 0.00001619 — Cotton at $0.8800 per Pound divided by Tin at $54,344.00 per Metric Ton, from live mid-market prices.
How do you calculate the cotton to tin ratio?
Divide the cotton price per Pound by the tin price per Metric Ton. If the two units differ, the result is a rate rather than a plain count — read it as Metric Tons of tin per Pound of cotton.
What is the inverse of the cotton to tin ratio?
The inverse, tin to cotton, is 61755 — how many Pounds of cotton one Metric Ton of tin buys.