Silver Per Capita
66 annual observations

Silver price history: annual and December averages

The World Bank annual series moves from $0.90 per troy ounce in 1960 to a $39.80 average in 2025. The December 2025 monthly average was $62.30; it is a different observation, not a point on the annual line.

Coverage1960–2025 annual; December 2025 monthlyPrimary sourceWorld Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet)Published2026-09-26
Silver price poster with 66 annual World Bank averages plotted by calendar year. The line runs from $0.90 in 1960 to $39.80 in 2025 and marks $20.80 in 1980 and $35.20 in 2011. A separate panel gives the $62.30 December 2025 monthly average.
Silver averaged $39.80 across 2025; its separate December monthly average was $62.30. These are different time periods.
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Chart data and description

The World Bank nominal annual line follows silver from $0.90 in 1960 to $39.80 in 2025, with labeled 1980 and 2011 peaks. A separate World Bank monthly observation gives a $62.30 December 2025 average. The small silver engraving is decorative; no year-end fixing or intrayear high is plotted.

1960 average$0.90Nominal USD per troy ounce
2025 average$39.8044.2× the 1960 level
Highest annual average$39.802025 in this series
Annual silver price in nominal U.S. dollars per troy ounceAnnual silver price in nominal U.S. dollars per troy ounce from 1960 through 2025. It begins at $0.90, peaks at $39.80 in 2025, and ends at $39.80. $0.00$9.95$19.90$29.85$39.80Peak $39.80 · 202519601970198019902000201020202025
Annual silver price in nominal U.S. dollars per troy ounce. Source values are available in the linked data table and downloads.

Sources, methods and reusable data

The chart, axes and labels come from the published data; the engraved artwork is decorative. Read the source notes or download the underlying data.

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Suggested citation

Silver Per Capita. “Silver price history: annual and December averages.” 2026-09-26. https://silverpercapita.com/infographics/silver-price-history-1960-2025