What if you invested $1,000 in Silver (SLV) in 2006? (Inflation-Adjusted)
SLV · Commodity · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionSilver (SLV) turned $1,000 into $4,917 between 2006 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 67% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2006 dollars is $2,944, which works out to a +5.5% annualized real growth rate over 20 years.
Nominal final value
$4,917
+391.7% total return
Real value (2006 dollars)
$2,944
+194.4% real total return
Real annualized return
+5.5%
vs. +8.2% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Silver (SLV) since 2006, values in constant 2006 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2006 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2007 | $979 | $949 |
| 2008 | $1,218 | $1,137 |
| 2009 | $906 | $852 |
| 2010 | $1,151 | $1,055 |
| 2011 | $1,983 | $1,746 |
| 2012 | $2,337 | $2,015 |
| 2013 | $2,204 | $1,861 |
| 2014 | $1,336 | $1,112 |
| 2015 | $1,198 | $997 |
| 2016 | $984 | $807 |
| 2017 | $1,204 | $966 |
| 2018 | $1,184 | $921 |
| 2019 | $1,090 | $829 |
| 2020 | $1,218 | $912 |
| 2021 | $1,809 | $1,289 |
| 2022 | $1,506 | $983 |
| 2023 | $1,581 | $994 |
| 2024 | $1,514 | $925 |
| 2025 | $2,064 | $1,236 |
| 2026 | $5,462 | $3,271 |
Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2006 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.