What $1,000 would be worth today
Each row buys $1,000 worth at the price of that date and values it at the latest price. Commodities use World Bank monthly average prices; currencies the ECB daily reference rates.
| Investment | 1 year ago | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $1,509 +50.9% | $2,784 +178.4% | $3,330 +233% | $5,521 +452.1% |
| Gold | $1,177 +17.7% | $2,433 +143.3% | $3,255 +225.5% | $7,222 +622.2% |
| Copper | $1,450 +45% | $1,552 +55.2% | $3,065 +206.5% | $1,904 +90.4% |
| Brent crude oil | $1,718 +71.8% | $1,566 +56.6% | $2,528 +152.8% | $1,860 +86% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $1,484 +48.4% | $1,028 +2.8% | $2,304 +130.4% | $1,770 +77% |
| WTI crude oil | $1,521 +52.1% | $1,353 +35.3% | $2,144 +114.4% | $1,519 +51.9% |
| Cocoa | $842 -15.8% | $2,313 +131.3% | $2,056 +105.6% | $3,771 +277.1% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $822 -17.8% | $1,461 +46.1% | $1,866 +86.6% | $3,000 +200% |
| Platinum | $1,243 +24.3% | $1,834 +83.4% | $1,704 +70.4% | $1,507 +50.7% |
| GBP/USD | $1,001 +0.1% | $967 -3.3% | $1,094 +9.4% | $698 -30.2% |
| EUR/USD | $957 -4.3% | $960 -4% | $1,019 +1.9% | $875 -12.5% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 -0.7% | $577 -42.3% | $993 -0.7% | $607 -39.3% |
| AUD/USD | $1,073 +7.3% | $935 -6.5% | $929 -7.1% | $915 -8.5% |
| Sugar (world) | $1,171 +17.1% | $953 -4.7% | $872 -12.8% | $1,519 +51.9% |
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Commodity prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly averages in US dollars, CC BY 4.0; returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Exchange rates: European Central Bank euro reference rates (daily since 1999); cross rates, conversions and returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The calculation buys at the published reference or average price and ignores fees, spreads, taxes, storage and inflation — a real trade would have cost more.