🥈 Silver · India · 1970 to today

Silver Price History

From ₹18 / kg in 1970 to ₹2,63,966 / kg today — a 14665x rise over 56 years.

Silver data available from 1970. Pre-1970 records are too fragmented to be reliable.

Current price

₹2,63,966

/ kg

Since 1970

14665x

total increase

All-time high

₹2,63,966

2026

All-time low

₹18

1970

Price chart

Silver · INR · Annual

Dashed lines mark key historical events

Moments that moved prices

1966

1966

Rupee Devaluation

Rupee devalued 57% under IMF pressure — from ₹4.76 to ₹7.50 per USD overnight. Import costs surged.

1991

1991

Economic Liberalisation

India pledged 67 tonnes of gold to avoid default. Rupee devalued in two steps — ₹17.90 to ₹25.83 per USD. Economy opened under Manmohan Singh.

Silver: ₹1,587 / kg
2008

2008

Global Financial Crisis

Lehman Brothers collapsed. Investors rushed to gold as a safe haven. Indian gold price crossed ₹12,500.

Silver: ₹7,000 / kg
2020

2020

COVID-19 Pandemic

Lockdowns crashed petrol demand. Gold surged to ₹56,000 — the biggest single-year jump ever. Rupee fell to ₹74 per USD.

Silver: ₹63,000 / kg

Quick stats

Lowest ever₹18 / kg (1970)
Highest ever₹2,63,966 / kg (2026)
Total increase14665x since 1970
Years of data56 years

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