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Where the gold-to-silver ratio sits in 2025

In 2025, one ounce of gold equaled the annual-average price of 86.5 ounces of silver: 52% above the 1960–2025 median of 57.0 and only 1.8 below the annual-series high.

Coverage1960–2025 annual; monthly through July 2026Primary sourceDerived from matched World Bank Pink Sheet pricesPublished2026-08-15
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Vertical Gold-to-Silver Ratio poster showing a 2025 value of 86.5 to 1, a historical median of 57.0, a 52% distance above the median, the 1991 annual high of 88.3 and 1968 low of 18.6. A large annual chart includes a shaded middle-50% range from 36.0 to 72.9 and places 2025 in the 97th percentile.
At 86.5:1, the 2025 annual ratio was 52% above its 1960–2025 median and close to the annual-series high.
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The poster defines gold price divided by silver price, then makes the historical position the main story. It compares 2025 with the 57.0 median, the 36.0–72.9 middle-half band, the 18.6 low and 88.3 high, and reports 2025 as 29.5 ratio points above the median, 1.8 below the series high and in the 97th percentile.

1960 ratio38.9:1Gold price ÷ silver price
2025 ratio86.5:1Matched annual averages
Series range18.6–88.31968 low · 1991 high
Annual gold-to-silver price ratioAnnual gold-to-silver price ratio from 1960 through 2025. It begins at 38.9:1, peaks at 88.3:1 in 1991, and ends at 86.5:1.0:122.1:144.1:166.2:188.3:1Peak 88.3:1 · 199119602025
Annual gold-to-silver price ratio. Hover-free, source-backed values are also available in the linked data table and downloads.
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Silver Per Capita. “Where the gold-to-silver ratio sits in 2025.” 2026-08-15. https://silverpercapita.com/infographics/gold-silver-ratio-1960-2025

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