Gold since 2006 and the gold/silver ratio in 50 seconds

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UXS video · synthetic voice · Mixkit music · MP4, 6.3 MB

What this video covers

World Bank monthly averages for gold since 2006, with the February 2026 record, plus the gold/silver ratio and its 20-year high. It explains why real yields matter for a metal that pays no interest.

Sources and the longer explanation: Gold Price History and the Gold/Silver Ratio: Charts and Data.

Numbers shown on screen

  • $5,020
  • +1.2%: Gold, October 2026 vs October 2025
  • ≈111
  • 72.0

How the visuals were made

In 0:42 the video moves through 6 scenes, including an animated line chart, “Gold, $ per troy ounce, monthly average”, drawn from World Bank monthly gold from 2006-01; an animated line chart, “Gold/silver ratio, monthly”, drawn from World Bank ratio gold/silver from 2006-01; a side-by-side comparison of Downturns and Strong rallies. All graphics were rendered frame by frame by UXS; no stock footage, logos or faces are used.

Chapters

  • 0:00 Gold, $ per troy ounce, monthly average
  • 0:11 Gold, October 2026 vs October 2025
  • 0:13 Gold/silver ratio, monthly
  • 0:24 No interest paid. Real yields matter
  • 0:29 Why the ratio moves
  • 0:38 Risk note

Transcript

Gold averaged a record $5,020 an ounce in February 2026, and $4,105 in October, World Bank data show.

That is up 1.2% on a year earlier.

The gold/silver ratio, ounces of silver per ounce of gold, was 72 in October. Its 20-year high was about 111, in April 2020.

Gold pays no interest, so higher real yields raise the cost of holding it.

Silver has a bigger industrial component, so it often falls harder in downturns and rises faster in strong markets. That is what moves the ratio.

Educational only, not financial advice.