Distance from the record
This close sat 55.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 18 May 2022, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $21.53 per troy ounce on 18 May 2022, down $0.204 (0.94%) from the previous close of $21.74.
This close sat 55.68% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $28.31, making this a -23.95% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $21.53 per troy ounce on 18 May 2022. That is $0.20 lower than the previous close of $21.74, a move of -0.94%.
The silver price fell on 18 May 2022, losing $0.20 (0.94%) against the previous session's close of $21.74.
At $21.53 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.69 on 18 May 2022. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 84.3 on 18 May 2022, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 84.3 ounces of silver.
A month before 18 May 2022, silver was around $26.14 per troy ounce, so the close of $21.53 is a loss of 17.6% over the month.
A year before 18 May 2022, silver was around $28.31 per troy ounce. The close of $21.53 therefore represents a fall of 23.9% over twelve months.
It closed 55.68% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.