Skip to content
CH
CommoditiesHistory Historical Price Archive (1900-2025)
Menu

Macro Commodity Valuation Ratios

Cross-commodity ratios compare relative prices across matching years. Definitions and coverage follow the underlying annual datasets.

The ratio expresses how many troy ounces of silver have the same value as one troy ounce of gold, using annual USGS observations. Calculated from the displayed nominal series for years available in both datasets. Missing years and nonpositive denominator prices are excluded. The mean gives each matched year equal weight.

Historical Mean 50.8
Highest Annual Ratio 96.5 1940

The ratio expresses how many barrels of WTI have the same value as one troy ounce of gold, using the displayed gold and oil observations. Calculated from the displayed nominal series for years available in both datasets. Missing years and nonpositive denominator prices are excluded. The mean gives each matched year equal weight.

Historical Mean 18.8
Highest Annual Ratio 50.8 2025