If you had invested $1,000 in silver
Latest monthly average price of silver: $64.60 (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 | $42.80 | $1,509 | +50.9% | +51% | -36.2% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $23.10 | $2,797 | +179.7% | +40.9% | -36.2% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $23.20 | $2,784 | +178.4% | +22.7% | -36.2% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $19.40 | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% | -36.2% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $11.70 | $5,521 | +452.1% | +8.9% | -67% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $5.00 | $12,920 | +1,192% | +8.9% | -67% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $0.90 | $71,778 | +7,077.8% | +6.6% | -90.7% |
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 (+102.3%). Worst: 2013 (-38.2%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $62.30 | $64.60 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | $30.80 | $62.30 | +102.3% |
| 2024 | $23.90 | $30.80 | +28.9% |
| 2023 | $23.30 | $23.90 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $22.50 | $23.30 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | $25.00 | $22.50 | -10% |
| 2020 | $17.10 | $25.00 | +46.2% |
| 2019 | $14.80 | $17.10 | +15.5% |
| 2018 | $16.20 | $14.80 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | $16.40 | $16.20 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $14.10 | $16.40 | +16.3% |
| 2015 | $16.30 | $14.10 | -13.5% |
| 2014 | $19.70 | $16.30 | -17.3% |
| 2013 | $31.90 | $19.70 | -38.2% |
| 2012 | $30.30 | $31.90 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | $29.30 | $30.30 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | $17.60 | $29.30 | +66.5% |
| 2009 | $10.30 | $17.60 | +70.9% |
| 2008 | $14.30 | $10.30 | -28% |
| 2007 | $13.30 | $14.30 | +7.5% |
Silver 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.