Recently,　the　economic　and　non-economic　factors　significantly　influenced　the　natural　resources　commodity　prices　that　need　the　attention　of　researchers　and　regulators.　Therefore,　this　study　examined　the　impact　of　economic　factors　(inflation　and　gross　domestic　product　(GDP)　growth)　and　non-economic　factors　(social　contribution　and　human　capital)　on　the　natural　resources’　commodity　prices　in　China.　The　secondary　data　from　1986　to　2019　was　gathered　and　analyzed　by　E-views.　The　variance　inflation　factor　(VIF)　was　run　to　examine　the　multicollinearity,　Augmented　Dickey-Fuller　Test　(ADF)　to　investigate　the　unit　root,　and　autoregressive　distributed　lag　(ARDL)　model　to　test　the　linkage　among　variables.　The　results　indicated　that　inflation,　GDP　growth,　social　contribution,　and　human　capital　positively　link　with　natural　resources　commodity　prices　in　China.　This　research　provides　the　guidelines　to　the　policymakers　while　developing　policies　regarding　economic　and　non-economic　factors　and　natural　resources　prices.　©　2022　Elsevier　Ltd