$1,000 in Silver in 2010 would be $3,570 today (4×)

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$3,570

Updated July 1, 2026 · daily closing prices (not exportable)

$1,000 invested in Silver in 2010 would be worth $3,570.41 today — multiplied 3.6 times, about 8% a year over 17 years. Figures in U.S. dollars, at daily closing prices.

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The investment curve

$0$1,148$2,297$3,445$4,5942010201320152018202120232026Prata ($)
Position value year by year, in U.S. dollars.

The worst drawdown: the position fell as much as 72% from its peak (2015/12). The chart makes the multiple look easy; holding through that drop is what almost no one does.

What if you'd started in another year?

The same $1,000, for every entry year:

Entry year Value today Multiple
2001 $12,060 12×
2002 $13,705 14×
2003 $11,906 12×
2004 $9,251 9.3×
2005 $8,577 8.6×
2006 $5,866 5.9×
2007 $4,276 4.3×
2008 $3,409 3.4×
2009 $4,600 4.6×
2010 $3,570 3.6×
2011 $2,051 2.1×
2012 $1,739 1.7×
2013 $1,844 1.8×
2014 $3,024 3.0×
2015 $3,361 3.4×
2016 $4,061 4.1×
2017 $3,299 3.3×
2018 $3,359 3.4×
2019 $3,606 3.6×
2020 $3,215 3.2×
2021 $2,148 2.1×
2022 $2,580 2.6×
2023 $2,433 2.4×
2024 $2,507 2.5×
2025 $1,798 1.8×
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Against the benchmarks

The same money inValue today
Prata$3,570
Inflation only (U.S. CPI) $1,541
S&P 500 $6,813

The S&P 500 figure is a price index, in U.S. dollars, with no dividends reinvested. The inflation line is the same money doing nothing but keeping its purchasing power.

Frequently asked questions

Did Silver beat inflation?

After adjusting for U.S. consumer prices (CPI), the result is a 2.3× gain in real terms — what's left once the dollar's loss of purchasing power is removed.

What if I'd invested in a different year?

The result changes a lot with the entry point. Our series starts in 2001; the year-by-year table on this page shows the outcome for every starting year.

What was the worst drawdown?

The largest peak-to-trough drop was 72%, reached around Dec/2015. Holding through that decline was the cost of the full result above.

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Descriptive, educational content computed from official public data. Not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.