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Gold-to-silver ratio history since 1960

Gold price divided by silver price using matched World Bank observations in the same unit.

Coverage1960 to July 2026
Primary sourceDerived from World Bank Pink Sheet
Released2026-08-11
2025 annual ratio86.5:1Gold price divided by silver price
Matched annual observations66No interpolation between metals
UnitPrice ratioBoth inputs are USD per troy ounce
Relative price

Annual gold-to-silver ratio

A value of 80 means one troy ounce of gold had the same period-average price as 80 troy ounces of silver.

Annual gold-to-silver price ratioAnnual gold-to-silver price ratio from 1960 through 2025. The complete values follow in an accessible table.044.188.319602025
Annual gold-to-silver price ratio. Values are period observations, not a live market quote.
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Annual gold-to-silver ratio
YearGold (USD/oz)Silver (USD/oz)Ratio
1960$35.00$0.9038.9:1
1961$35.00$0.9038.9:1
1962$35.00$1.1031.8:1
1963$35.00$1.3026.9:1
1964$35.00$1.3026.9:1
1965$35.00$1.3026.9:1
1966$35.00$1.3026.9:1
1967$35.00$1.5023.3:1
1968$39.00$2.1018.6:1
1969$41.00$1.8022.8:1
1970$36.00$1.8020:1
1971$41.00$1.5027.3:1
1972$58.00$1.7034.1:1
1973$97.00$2.6037.3:1
1974$159.00$4.7033.8:1
1975$161.00$4.4036.6:1
1976$125.00$4.4028.4:1
1977$148.00$4.6032.2:1
1978$193.00$5.4035.7:1
1979$307.00$11.1027.7:1
1980$608.00$20.8029.2:1
1981$460.00$10.5043.8:1
1982$376.00$7.9047.6:1
1983$423.00$11.4037.1:1
1984$360.00$8.1044.4:1
1985$318.00$6.1052.1:1
1986$368.00$5.4068.1:1
1987$446.00$7.0063.7:1
1988$437.00$6.5067.2:1
1989$381.00$5.5069.3:1
1990$383.00$4.8079.8:1
1991$362.00$4.1088.3:1
1992$344.00$3.9088.2:1
1993$360.00$4.3083.7:1
1994$384.00$5.3072.5:1
1995$384.00$5.2073.8:1
1996$388.00$5.2074.6:1
1997$331.00$4.9067.6:1
1998$294.00$5.6052.5:1
1999$279.00$5.2053.7:1
2000$279.00$5.0055.8:1
2001$271.00$4.4061.6:1
2002$310.00$4.6067.4:1
2003$364.00$4.9074.3:1
2004$409.00$6.7061:1
2005$445.00$7.3061:1
2006$604.00$11.6052.1:1
2007$697.00$13.4052:1
2008$872.00$15.0058.1:1
2009$973.00$14.6066.6:1
2010$1,225.00$20.2060.6:1
2011$1,569.00$35.2044.6:1
2012$1,670.00$31.1053.7:1
2013$1,411.00$23.8059.3:1
2014$1,266.00$19.1066.3:1
2015$1,161.00$15.7073.9:1
2016$1,249.00$17.1073:1
2017$1,258.00$17.1073.6:1
2018$1,269.00$15.7080.8:1
2019$1,392.00$16.2085.9:1
2020$1,770.00$20.5086.3:1
2021$1,800.00$25.2071.4:1
2022$1,801.00$21.8082.6:1
2023$1,943.00$23.4083:1
2024$2,388.00$28.3084.4:1
2025$3,442.00$39.8086.5:1