Distance from the record
This close sat 45.80% 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 31 December 2020, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $26.33 per troy ounce on 31 December 2020, down $0.156 (0.59%) from the previous close of $26.49.
This close sat 45.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $17.83, making this a +47.70% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $26.33 per troy ounce on 31 December 2020. That is $0.16 lower than the previous close of $26.49, a move of -0.59%.
The silver price fell on 31 December 2020, losing $0.16 (0.59%) against the previous session's close of $26.49.
At $26.33 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.85 on 31 December 2020. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 71.9 on 31 December 2020, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 71.9 ounces of silver.
A week before 31 December 2020, silver was around $25.81 per troy ounce, so the close of $26.33 is a gain of 2.0% over the week.
A month before 31 December 2020, silver was around $22.53 per troy ounce, so the close of $26.33 is a gain of 16.9% over the month.
A year before 31 December 2020, silver was around $17.83 per troy ounce. The close of $26.33 therefore represents a rise of 47.7% over twelve months.
It closed 45.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.