Silver Price History
- Monthly average, not real-time
- Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet) — World Bank monthly average (London fixing)
- World Bank file updated: Oct 2, 2026
- Last updated on this site: Oct 4, 2026, 11:17 AM CEST
Chart shows monthly averages.
Statistics
- All-time high
- $92.10
- Jan 2026
- All-time low
- $0.90
- Jan 1960
- 52-week high
- $92.10
- Jan 2026
- 52-week low
- $49.40
- Oct 2025
- History since
- Jan 1960
Based on monthly averages in USD per troy oz; daily highs and lows are not available from this source.
Price change over time
| Period | From | To | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | $42.80 Sep 2025 | $64.60 Sep 2026 | +50.93% | — |
| 5Y | $23.20 Sep 2021 | $64.60 Sep 2026 | +178.45% | +22.73% |
| 10Y | $19.40 Sep 2016 | $64.60 Sep 2026 | +232.99% | +12.78% |
| 20Y | $11.70 Sep 2006 | $64.60 Sep 2026 | +452.14% | +8.92% |
| Since Jan 1960 | $0.90 Jan 1960 | $64.60 Sep 2026 | +7,077.78% | +6.62% |
Each change is measured from the last observation on or before the same calendar date 1, 5, 10 or 20 years earlier. "Per year" is the compound annual growth rate. Periods longer than the available history are left out.
Decade by decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | $0.90 | $1.80 | +100.00% |
| 1970s | $1.80 | $22.50 | +1,150.00% |
| 1980s | $22.50 | $5.60 | -75.11% |
| 1990s | $5.60 | $5.20 | -7.14% |
| 2000s | $5.20 | $17.60 | +238.46% |
| 2010s | $17.60 | $17.10 | -2.84% |
| 2020s (partial) | $17.10 | $64.60 | +277.78% |
Start = last value of the previous decade (or the first available value). Partial decades are marked.
Annual price history
| Year | Average | Last | Year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | $73.48 | $64.60 | +3.69% |
| 2025 | $39.80 | $62.30 | +102.27% |
| 2024 | $28.28 | $30.80 | +28.87% |
| 2023 | $23.41 | $23.90 | +2.58% |
| 2022 | $21.78 | $23.30 | +3.56% |
| 2021 | $25.17 | $22.50 | -10.00% |
| 2020 | $20.54 | $25.00 | +46.20% |
| 2019 | $16.22 | $17.10 | +15.54% |
| 2018 | $15.72 | $14.80 | -8.64% |
| 2017 | $17.06 | $16.20 | -1.22% |
| 2016 | $17.16 | $16.40 | +16.31% |
| 2015 | $15.72 | $14.10 | -13.50% |
| 2014 | $19.07 | $16.30 | -17.26% |
| 2013 | $23.86 | $19.70 | -38.24% |
| 2012 | $31.14 | $31.90 | +5.28% |
| 2011 | $35.23 | $30.30 | +3.41% |
| 2010 | $20.15 | $29.30 | +66.48% |
| 2009 | $14.65 | $17.60 | +70.87% |
| 2008 | $15.00 | $10.30 | -27.97% |
| 2007 | $13.38 | $14.30 | +7.52% |
| 2006 | $11.56 | $13.30 | +54.65% |
| 2005 | $7.30 | $8.60 | +21.13% |
| 2004 | $6.66 | $7.10 | +26.79% |
| 2003 | $4.88 | $5.60 | +21.74% |
| 2002 | $4.59 | $4.60 | +4.55% |
| 2001 | $4.39 | $4.40 | -4.35% |
| 2000 | $4.96 | $4.60 | -11.54% |
| 1999 | $5.23 | $5.20 | +6.12% |
| 1998 | $5.56 | $4.90 | -15.52% |
| 1997 | $4.91 | $5.80 | +20.83% |
| 1996 | $5.20 | $4.80 | -7.69% |
| 1995 | $5.21 | $5.20 | +8.33% |
| 1994 | $5.28 | $4.80 | -4.00% |
| 1993 | $4.31 | $5.00 | +35.14% |
| 1992 | $3.96 | $3.70 | -5.13% |
| 1991 | $4.04 | $3.90 | -4.88% |
| 1990 | $4.84 | $4.10 | -26.79% |
| 1989 | $5.52 | $5.60 | -8.20% |
| 1988 | $6.52 | $6.10 | -10.29% |
| 1987 | $7.01 | $6.80 | +25.93% |
| 1986 | $5.44 | $5.40 | -8.47% |
| 1985 | $6.13 | $5.90 | -10.61% |
| 1984 | $8.15 | $6.60 | -27.47% |
| 1983 | $11.42 | $9.10 | -14.15% |
| 1982 | $7.94 | $10.60 | +26.19% |
| 1981 | $10.53 | $8.40 | -49.09% |
| 1980 | $20.80 | $16.50 | -26.67% |
| 1979 | $11.11 | $22.50 | +281.36% |
| 1978 | $5.42 | $5.90 | +25.53% |
| 1977 | $4.63 | $4.70 | +6.82% |
| 1976 | $4.37 | $4.40 | +7.32% |
| 1975 | $4.41 | $4.10 | -6.82% |
| 1974 | $4.69 | $4.40 | +41.94% |
| 1973 | $2.55 | $3.10 | +55.00% |
| 1972 | $1.68 | $2.00 | +42.86% |
| 1971 | $1.54 | $1.40 | -12.50% |
| 1970 | $1.78 | $1.60 | -11.11% |
| 1969 | $1.79 | $1.80 | -10.00% |
| 1968 | $2.16 | $2.00 | -4.76% |
| 1967 | $1.56 | $2.10 | +61.54% |
| 1966 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 0.00% |
| 1965 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 0.00% |
| 1963 | $1.29 | $1.30 | +8.33% |
| 1962 | $1.07 | $1.20 | +20.00% |
| 1961 | $0.91 | $1.00 | +11.11% |
| 1960 | $0.90 | $0.90 | — |
About this price
Silver is both a precious metal and an industrial input, used in electronics, solar panels, brazing alloys and jewellery. Because industrial demand matters more than it does for gold, silver tends to rise and fall more sharply than gold in percentage terms.
The gold/silver relationship is widely watched: when silver lags gold, its price history often shows sharp catch-up moves, and vice versa.
Data notes
World Bank monthly averages in US dollars per troy ounce from January 1960 (London fixing; before July 1976 Handy & Harman). Per-gram and per-kg values are exact conversions.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. Licence per World Bank Data Catalog (dataset 0038238): Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.