Silver Per Capita
Worldwide silver comparison195 countries worldwide

Estimated silver holdings per person by country

Compare estimated above-ground silver holdings across 195 countries, including investment silver, jewellery and silverware.

This model attributes holdings to countries for comparison; it does not show what residents personally own. Industrial silver in use is excluded, and USGS mine production and underground reserves remain available as separate views.

Compare countriesHow estimates work
Measured viewsUSGS production and reserves
Country coverage195 sovereign states
ComparisonEstimated holdings per person
UncertaintyDirectional ranges
Measured viewsUSGS production and reserves
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Compare estimated silver holdings across countries.

Start with the 195-country estimate, then switch to investment holdings or USGS production and reserve views.

Countries in current results195 countriesOf 195 countries with values in this scope
Median across current results1.02 fine ozAcross 195 countries with values
Estimated stock in results296,512 tSum of the current filtered results
Evidence mixModelled rangeRanges reflect attribution uncertainty

CSV includes every filtered result across all pages, in the selected order, with units, dates and sources.

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Estimated silver holdings per person

195 countries in the current results, sorted by amount per resident descending.

How to read this table

Amounts are attributed to countries for comparison; they do not show what a typical person owns or where the metal is stored. Troy ounces measure pure metal (1 troy oz = 31.1034768 grams).

Estimated ranges show model uncertainty, not statistically validated confidence intervals. Country-anchored estimates use country-specific inputs; peer-estimated values rely more on comparable countries and model assumptions. Both include uncertainty.

Open a country for its components, sources and dates. Mine production and underground reserves are separate measured datasets. Read the methodology.

Dataset through Dec 31, 2025 · UN 2025 population estimates. Country dates are available in more columns.

Silver country ranking by Estimated silver holdings per person
Global rankEstimated rangePopulationEstimate dateEvidence
1SwitzerlandEurope
21.80
12.9 to 36.96,080 t9MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
2SingaporeAsia
11.39
6.73 to 19.32,080 t5.9MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
3AustriaEurope
8.47
5.00 to 14.32,400 t9.1MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
4CanadaNorth America
7.61
4.50 to 12.99,500 t40.1MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
5AustraliaOceania
7.03
4.15 to 11.95,900 t27MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
6LebanonMiddle East
5.41
2.09 to 14.1985 t5.8MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
7GermanyEurope
5.39
3.19 to 9.1314,100 t84.1MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
8PortugalEurope
4.88
1.88 to 12.71,580 t10.4MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
9United KingdomEurope
4.67
2.76 to 7.9010,100 t69.6MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
10ItalyEurope
4.48
1.73 to 11.68,250 t59.1MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
11BelgiumEurope
4.24
1.63 to 11.01,550 t11.8MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
12United StatesNorth America
3.81
2.25 to 6.4641,200 t347.3MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
13FranceEurope
3.74
1.44 to 9.717,750 t66.7MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
14NetherlandsEurope
3.68
1.42 to 9.552,100 t18.3MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
15PolandEurope
3.58
2.12 to 6.064,250 t38.1MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Country-anchored
16SpainEurope
3.52
1.36 to 9.155,250 t47.9MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
17Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
2.71
1.04 to 7.032,910 t34.6MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
18TürkiyeAsia
2.40
0.925 to 6.246,550 t87.7MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
19SlovakiaEurope
1.98
0.764 to 5.15338 t5.5MUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
20BruneiAsia
1.94
0.748 to 5.0428.2 t466.3KUN 2025 estimateDec 31, 2025Peer-estimated
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Holdings dates and the 2025 population denominator are shown separately. Private-stock values are research estimates, not surveyed household balances. Select a country to inspect the evidence and assumptions.

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Each result shows its source, date, calculation, population year, assumptions and uncertainty. Recycled metal is movement from an existing stock, so it is not counted again as newly created supply.

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Reported stays reported

Direct observations remain separate from modelled components.

Components reduce overlap

Funds, retail metal and ornamental stock stay distinct.

Ranges show uncertainty

Each modelled component carries low, base and high scenarios.