Silver Price in 1994
In 1994, the price of silver averaged $5.28 per troy ounce, up 22.8% from the year before. This page covers the 1994 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that silver would be worth in today's dollars.
1994 Average
$5.28
LBMA annual average, USD/oz
Change vs 1993
+22.8%
from $4.30 in 1993
1994 High
$5.80
from daily trading data
1994 Low
$4.57
from daily trading data
Year-End Close
$4.87
last trading day of 1994
What happened to the silver price in 1994
Silver averaged $5.28 per troy ounce in 1994, climbing 22.8% from the $4.30 average of 1993. Daily trading data shows silver moved between a low of $4.57 and a high of $5.80 during the year, ending 1994 at $4.87.
The 1990s were silver's quietest decade. Prices spent most of it between $4 and $6 per ounce, and the most notable event was Warren Buffett's 1997 purchase of roughly 130 million ounces through Berkshire Hathaway.
Adjusted for inflation, silver's 1994 average of $5.28 equals about $11 in today's dollars. The conversion uses US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Annual averages are LBMA prices per troy ounce in US dollars. Where shown, the yearly high, low, and close come from MetalCharts daily historical data and may differ slightly from figures published elsewhere. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.