If you had invested $1,000 in platinum
Latest monthly average price of platinum: $1,784.00 (September 2026). Prices back to January 1960.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | $1,435.00 | $1,243 | +24.3% | +24.3% | -33.4% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $921.00 | $1,937 | +93.7% | +24.6% | -33.4% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $973.00 | $1,834 | +83.4% | +12.9% | -33.4% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $1,047.00 | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% | -33.4% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $1,184.00 | $1,507 | +50.7% | +2.1% | -63.3% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $390.00 | $4,574 | +357.4% | +5.2% | -63.3% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $84.00 | $21,238 | +2,023.8% | +4.7% | -70.4% |
World Bank monthly averages: the price of a month is the average of its days, not the price of a single day.
Year by year
Best full year in the table: 2025 (+101.8%). Worst: 2008 (-43.7%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $1,893.00 | $1,784.00 | -5.8% |
| 2025 | $938.00 | $1,893.00 | +101.8% |
| 2024 | $935.00 | $938.00 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | $1,011.00 | $935.00 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | $945.00 | $1,011.00 | +7% |
| 2021 | $1,028.00 | $945.00 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | $924.00 | $1,028.00 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | $791.00 | $924.00 | +16.8% |
| 2018 | $907.00 | $791.00 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | $918.00 | $907.00 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $860.00 | $918.00 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | $1,215.00 | $860.00 | -29.2% |
| 2014 | $1,356.00 | $1,215.00 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | $1,582.00 | $1,356.00 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | $1,455.00 | $1,582.00 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | $1,711.00 | $1,455.00 | -15% |
| 2010 | $1,437.00 | $1,711.00 | +19.1% |
| 2009 | $840.00 | $1,437.00 | +71.1% |
| 2008 | $1,493.00 | $840.00 | -43.7% |
| 2007 | $1,121.00 | $1,493.00 | +33.2% |
Platinum and the others over 10 years
Each row: $1,000 invested ten years before its latest price.
| Investment | Worth today | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% |
| Gold | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% |
| Copper | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% |
| Brent crude oil | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% |
| WTI crude oil | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% |
| Cocoa | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $1,866 | +86.6% | +6.4% |
| Platinum | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% |
| GBP/USD | $1,094 | +9.4% | +0.9% |
| EUR/USD | $1,019 | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| AUD/USD | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% |
| Sugar (world) | $872 | -12.8% | -1.4% |
Commodity prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly averages in US dollars, CC BY 4.0; 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.