Yearly averages of the Silver price since 1960 in US dollars per troy oz, with the same averages in today's dollars.
| Year | Average | High | Low | Change | In today's dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71.821 | 92.100 | 56.909 | +80.5% | 72.836 |
| 2025 | 39.800 | 62.300 | 30.400 | +40.8% | 41.654 |
| 2024 | 28.275 | 32.400 | 22.700 | +20.8% | — |
| 2023 | 23.408 | 25.000 | 21.900 | +7.5% | — |
| 2022 | 21.783 | 25.300 | 18.900 | −13.4% | — |
| 2021 | 25.167 | 27.500 | 22.500 | +22.5% | — |
| 2020 | 20.542 | 27.000 | 14.900 | +26.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.217 | 18.200 | 14.700 | +3.2% | — |
| 2018 | 15.717 | 17.100 | 14.300 | −7.9% | — |
| 2017 | 17.058 | 18.000 | 16.200 | −0.6% | — |
| 2016 | 17.158 | 20.000 | 14.100 | +9.2% | — |
| 2015 | 15.717 | 17.200 | 14.100 | −17.6% | — |
| 2014 | 19.067 | 20.900 | 16.000 | −20.1% | — |
| 2013 | 23.858 | 31.100 | 19.700 | −23.4% | — |
| 2012 | 31.142 | 34.100 | 27.400 | −11.6% | — |
| 2011 | 35.225 | 42.700 | 28.500 | +74.8% | — |
| 2010 | 20.150 | 29.300 | 15.900 | +37.5% | — |
| 2009 | 14.650 | 17.800 | 11.300 | −2.3% | — |
| 2008 | 15.000 | 19.300 | 9.900 | +12.1% | — |
| 2007 | 13.375 | 14.700 | 12.300 | +15.7% | — |
| 2006 | 11.558 | 13.400 | 9.100 | +58.3% | — |
| 2005 | 7.300 | 8.600 | 6.600 | +9.6% | — |
| 2004 | 6.658 | 7.500 | 5.900 | +36.6% | — |
| 2003 | 4.875 | 5.600 | 4.500 | +6.2% | — |
| 2002 | 4.592 | 4.900 | 4.400 | +4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.392 | 4.700 | 4.100 | −11.4% | — |
| 2000 | 4.958 | 5.200 | 4.600 | −5.1% | — |
| 1999 | 5.225 | 5.500 | 5.000 | −6.0% | — |
| 1998 | 5.558 | 6.800 | 4.900 | +13.2% | — |
| 1997 | 4.908 | 5.800 | 4.400 | −5.6% | — |
| 1996 | 5.200 | 5.700 | 4.800 | −0.2% | — |
| 1995 | 5.208 | 5.600 | 4.600 | −1.4% | — |
| 1994 | 5.283 | 5.500 | 4.800 | +22.6% | — |
| 1993 | 4.308 | 5.000 | 3.600 | +8.8% | — |
| 1992 | 3.958 | 4.100 | 3.700 | −2.1% | — |
| 1991 | 4.042 | 4.400 | 3.700 | −16.5% | — |
| 1990 | 4.842 | 5.300 | 4.100 | −12.2% | — |
| 1989 | 5.517 | 6.000 | 5.100 | −15.3% | — |
| 1988 | 6.517 | 7.000 | 6.100 | −7.0% | — |
| 1987 | 7.008 | 8.500 | 5.500 | +28.8% | — |
| 1986 | 5.442 | 6.000 | 5.000 | −11.3% | — |
| 1985 | 6.133 | 6.400 | 5.900 | −24.7% | — |
| 1984 | 8.150 | 9.600 | 6.600 | −28.6% | — |
| 1983 | 11.417 | 14.000 | 8.800 | +43.8% | — |
| 1982 | 7.942 | 10.600 | 5.600 | −24.5% | — |
| 1981 | 10.525 | 14.800 | 8.400 | −49.4% | — |
| 1980 | 20.800 | 38.900 | 12.700 | +87.2% | — |
| 1979 | 11.108 | 22.500 | 6.200 | +105.1% | — |
| 1978 | 5.417 | 5.900 | 4.900 | +16.9% | — |
| 1977 | 4.633 | 4.900 | 4.400 | +5.9% | — |
| 1976 | 4.375 | 4.800 | 4.100 | −0.8% | — |
| 1975 | 4.408 | 4.900 | 4.100 | −6.0% | — |
| 1974 | 4.692 | 5.400 | 3.600 | +84.0% | — |
| 1973 | 2.550 | 3.100 | 2.000 | +51.5% | — |
| 1972 | 1.683 | 2.000 | 1.500 | +9.2% | — |
| 1971 | 1.542 | 1.700 | 1.300 | −13.1% | — |
| 1970 | 1.775 | 1.900 | 1.600 | −0.9% | — |
| 1969 | 1.792 | 2.000 | 1.600 | −17.0% | — |
| 1968 | 2.158 | 2.500 | 1.900 | +38.5% | — |
| 1967 | 1.558 | 2.100 | 1.300 | +19.9% | — |
| 1966 | 1.300 | 1.300 | 1.300 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 1.300 | 1.300 | 1.300 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 1.300 | 1.300 | 1.300 | +0.6% | — |
| 1963 | 1.292 | 1.300 | 1.200 | +20.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.075 | 1.200 | 1.000 | +18.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.90833 | 1.000 | 0.900 | +0.9% | — |
| 1960 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | — | — |
Yearly averages from monthly benchmark prices (World Bank) until 2026, from MetalAPI daily closes after. Today's dollars use US CPI-U.
Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed under CC BY 4.0; inflation adjustment with US CPI-U from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.