Distance from the record
This close sat 56.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 13 May 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $20.98 per troy ounce on 13 May 2022, up $0.227 (1.09%) from the previous close of $20.76.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 56.81% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $27.04, making this a -22.41% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $20.98 per troy ounce on 13 May 2022. That is $0.23 higher than the previous close of $20.76, a move of 1.09%.
The silver price rose on 13 May 2022, gaining $0.23 (1.09%) against the previous session's close of $20.76.
At $20.98 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.67 on 13 May 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 86.1 on 13 May 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 86.1 ounces of silver.
A week before 13 May 2022, silver was around $22.33 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.98 is a loss of 6.0% over the week.
A month before 13 May 2022, silver was around $26.02 per troy ounce, so the close of $20.98 is a loss of 19.4% over the month.
A year before 13 May 2022, silver was around $27.04 per troy ounce. The close of $20.98 therefore represents a fall of 22.4% over twelve months.
It closed 56.81% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.