highest growth year for gold and silver

Among XAG/USD and XAU/USD, XAG/USD had the best year last year, returning 143.8%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
XAG/USD
2025
143.79%
XAG/USD
1982
87.93%
XAG/USD
2010
83.33%
XAU/USD
2025
64.47%
XAG/USD
2009
48.86%
XAG/USD
2020
47.45%
XAG/USD
2006
45.24%
XAG/USD
1993
40%
XAG/USD
2005
36.11%
XAU/USD
2007
30.8%
XAU/USD
2010
29.55%
XAG/USD
1997
27.12%
XAU/USD
2024
27.04%
XAU/USD
2020
24.79%
XAU/USD
2002
24.44%
XAU/USD
2009
24.38%
XAG/USD
2003
23.75%
XAU/USD
2006
23.14%
XAG/USD
1987
22.57%
XAG/USD
2024
21.25%
XAU/USD
2003
19.83%
XAU/USD
1986
19.51%
XAU/USD
1987
19.4%
XAU/USD
2019
18.33%
XAU/USD
2005
18.21%