Silver price history since 1960

Monthly average silver prices since January 1960 in riyals per gram and dollars per ounce, summarized by year with an interactive chart.

Highest monthly average

11.104 SAR

SAR per gram · January 2026

First value (1960) (1960)

0.130 SAR

equals $0.90 per ounce

Lowest (January 1960)

0.130 SAR

equals $0.90 per ounce

Latest month (September 2026)

7.789 SAR

Below the high by 29.9%

Months in series

801

months since January 1960

Silver gram price in SAR since 1960

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Monthly averages · log scale shows percentage moves evenly across decades · converted to riyals at each period's exchange rate

Silver price by year (SAR per gram)

Open = January average, Close = December average (or latest month)

Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Annual change
2020s
2026 to date	11.104	11.104	7.089	7.789	▲ 3.7%
2025	3.665	7.511	3.665	7.511	▲ 102.3%
2024	2.761	3.906	2.737	3.713	▲ 28.8%
2023	2.857	3.014	2.640	2.882	▲ 2.6%
2022	2.797	3.050	2.279	2.809	▲ 3.5%
2021	3.123	3.316	2.713	2.713	▼ 10.0%
2020	2.170	3.255	1.796	3.014	▲ 46.2%
2010s
2019	1.881	2.194	1.772	2.062	▲ 15.6%
2018	2.062	2.062	1.724	1.784	▼ 8.7%
2017	2.038	2.170	1.953	1.953	▼ 1.2%
2016	1.700	2.411	1.700	1.977	▲ 16.3%
2015	2.074	2.074	1.700	1.700	▼ 13.5%
2014	2.399	2.520	1.929	1.965	▼ 17.3%
2013	3.750	3.750	2.375	2.375	▼ 38.2%
2012	3.701	4.111	3.303	3.846	▲ 5.3%
2011	3.436	5.148	3.436	3.653	▲ 3.4%
2010	2.134	3.533	1.917	3.533	▲ 66.5%
2000s
2009	1.362	2.146	1.362	2.122	▲ 70.9%
2008	1.917	2.327	1.194	1.242	▼ 28.0%
2007	1.543	1.772	1.483	1.724	▲ 7.5%
2006	1.097	1.616	1.097	1.604	▲ 54.7%
2005	0.796	1.037	0.796	1.037	▲ 21.1%
2004	0.760	0.904	0.711	0.856	▲ 26.8%
2003	0.579	0.675	0.543	0.675	▲ 21.6%
2002	0.543	0.591	0.530	0.555	▲ 4.7%
2001	0.567	0.567	0.494	0.530	▼ 4.5%
2000	0.627	0.627	0.555	0.555	▼ 11.5%
1990s
1999	0.615	0.663	0.603	0.627	▲ 6.1%
1998	0.711	0.820	0.591	0.591	▼ 15.5%
1997	0.579	0.699	0.530	0.699	▲ 20.7%
1996	0.663	0.687	0.579	0.579	▼ 7.7%
1995	0.579	0.675	0.555	0.627	▲ 8.3%
1994	0.615	0.663	0.579	0.579	▼ 4.0%
1993	0.446	0.603	0.434	0.603	▲ 35.2%
1992	0.494	0.494	0.446	0.446	▼ 5.1%
1991	0.494	0.530	0.446	0.470	▼ 4.9%
1990	0.627	0.639	0.494	0.494	▼ 26.8%
1980s
1989	0.723	0.723	0.615	0.675	▼ 8.2%
1988	0.808	0.844	0.735	0.735	▼ 10.4%
1987	0.663	1.025	0.663	0.820	▲ 27.5%
1986	0.715	0.715	0.596	0.643	▼ 6.4%
1985	0.710	0.745	0.687	0.687	▼ 8.2%
1984	0.940	1.088	0.748	0.748	▼ 26.0%
1983	1.366	1.555	0.977	1.011	▼ 13.4%
1982	0.882	1.168	0.617	1.168	▲ 27.8%
1981	1.610	1.610	0.914	0.914	▼ 48.2%
1980	4.161	4.161	1.358	1.765	▼ 27.4%
1970s
1979	0.670	2.431	0.670	2.431	▲ 276.9%
1978	0.536	0.645	0.536	0.645	▲ 21.0%
1977	0.499	0.555	0.499	0.533	▲ 6.8%
1976	0.465	0.545	0.465	0.499	▲ 7.5%
1975	0.475	0.554	0.464	0.464	▼ 7.6%
1974	0.411	0.616	0.411	0.502	▲ 36.0%
1973	0.238	0.369	0.238	0.369	▲ 38.2%
1972	0.200	0.267	0.200	0.267	▲ 32.2%
1971	0.231	0.245	0.188	0.202	▼ 12.6%
1970	0.275	0.275	0.231	0.231	▼ 11.2%
1960s
1969	0.289	0.289	0.231	0.260	▼ 10.0%
1968	0.289	0.362	0.275	0.289	▼ 4.9%
1967	0.188	0.304	0.188	0.304	▲ 61.7%
1966	0.188	0.188	0.188	0.188	0.0%
1965	0.188	0.188	0.188	0.188	0.0%
1964	0.188	0.188	0.188	0.188	0.0%
1963	0.174	0.188	0.174	0.188	▲ 8.0%
1962	0.145	0.174	0.145	0.174	▲ 20.0%
1961	0.130	0.145	0.130	0.145	▲ 11.5%
1960	0.130	0.130	0.130	0.130

Source: World Bank monthly commodity price data in nominal US dollars, converted to riyals. Values are SAR per gram of 24K gold, SAR per gram of silver, and SAR per kilogram of copper.

Frequently asked questions

When did silver record its highest monthly average?

The highest monthly average and its date are at the top of the page. Silver is known for its 1980 and 2011 peaks before the 2025 and 2026 levels.