Silver Price Per Kilo Today
Byline: Reviewed by the Silver Value Chart Editorial Team · Updated September 19, 2026
$2,134 per kilogram
Silver spot $66.38/oz · updated
Quick answer
Silver is $2,134 per kilogram as of September 19, 2026, based on a spot price of $66.38 per troy ounce. A kilogram holds 32.1507 troy ounces of metal. A one-kilo bar is the most common bar size outside the United States and a popular middle ground between coins and the very large bars held in vaults.
| Unit | Equivalent | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Troy ounce | 31.1034768 g | $66.38 |
| Gram | 1 g | $2.13 |
| Kilogram | 1,000 g | $2,134 |
| Pound (avoirdupois) | 453.59 g · 14.5833 oz t | $968.04 |
| Pound (troy) | 373.24 g · 12 oz t | $796.56 |
| Tola | 11.6638 g | $24.89 |
| Sterling (925), per gram | 1 g × 0.925 | $1.97 |
Where the kilo sits in the bar market
Silver bars come in a rough hierarchy, and the kilo sits in a deliberate middle.
- 1 oz to 10 oz bars. Retail sizes. Easy to sell in pieces, highest premium per ounce of metal.
- 1 kilo bars (32.15 oz). Substantial without being unwieldy, and the default wholesale retail size across Europe, Asia and Australia.
- 100 oz bars (3.11 kg). The traditional North American size. Lower premium per ounce than a kilo bar, but a single unit is a large, indivisible commitment.
- LBMA Good Delivery bars, nominally 1,000 oz (about 31 kg). Institutional metal. Minimum fineness 999. These are the bars behind vaulted holdings and futures delivery, and they are not a retail product — a single bar weighs roughly as much as a car tire and is worth $66,380 at today's price.
The practical consequence: a kilo bar is usually the largest size a private buyer can hold comfortably and still sell without splitting.
Kilo bars versus 100 oz bars
These are the two sizes most often compared, and the choice is not just about weight.
Premium. Per ounce of metal, 100 oz bars are generally the cheaper of the two in the US market, because they are the domestic standard and supply is deep. In markets where the kilo is standard, that reverses.
Divisibility. Neither divides. If you need to raise a smaller amount, you sell the whole bar. A kilo is roughly a third of a 100 oz bar, so it is the more flexible unit simply by being smaller.
Recognition. Both are readily traded, but a buyer's willingness depends on the refiner's mark. Bars from LBMA-listed refiners move easily. Bars from unknown mints may need assay before a buyer will quote, which costs time and money.
Storage. A kilo bar fits in a hand. A 100 oz bar is heavy enough that a box of them becomes a genuine structural consideration in a home safe. Silver's low value-to-weight ratio compared with gold makes this a real constraint rather than a theoretical one — at today's price, $2,134 of value weighs a full kilogram, where the same value in gold would weigh around fifteen grams.
What "Good Delivery" means, and why it matters to you
The LBMA maintains the Good Delivery list — the standard defining which refiners' bars are accepted without question in the London wholesale market. For silver, a Good Delivery bar is nominally 1,000 troy ounces at a minimum fineness of 999, with specified requirements for weight, dimensions, appearance, marks and production.
You will almost certainly never own one. It still matters, for one reason: the spot price you see quoted is the price for metal at that standard, in those quantities. Every smaller, more convenient form of silver is priced by reference to it, with a premium attached for the convenience.
That is the honest explanation for why a one-ounce coin never costs exactly one thirty-second of a kilo bar. You are not being overcharged; you are paying for the work of turning institutional metal into something you can hold.
Worked examples at today's price
At $2,134 per kilogram:
- A 1 kg bar contains 32.1507 troy ounces — a melt value of $2,134.
- A 5 kg holding is $10,671 of metal.
- A 100 oz bar is 3.11 kg, or $6,638.00.
- An LBMA Good Delivery bar at a nominal 1,000 oz is about 31.1 kg, roughly $66,380.
Remember that a bar's stamped weight is what trades. Bars are produced to a stated weight, and the mark on the bar is the figure a buyer will price from, not whatever your scale reports to the gram.
Buying by the kilo internationally
Two practical points if you are pricing kilo silver outside the US.
VAT and sales tax. Silver is treated very differently from gold in many jurisdictions. Gold bullion is commonly exempt from VAT across the EU and UK; silver generally is not, which can add a substantial amount to the purchase price and is the main reason silver premiums look so different from one country to another. Tax treatment varies by jurisdiction and changes — confirm the current position locally before assuming a quoted price is comparable.
Quoting conventions. A price quoted per kilo in another currency is not comparable to a US dollar per-ounce quote until you have converted both the unit and the currency. The metal is identical and the underlying market is global; the number on the page is not.
Selling or buying?
If you are selling a kilo bar, its size works in your favor. Recognized bars from listed refiners are straightforward to sell and attract offers close to melt — much closer than scrap or unmarked material. The figures above remain a ceiling, not an offer, but the gap is usually narrower here than anywhere else on this site.
If you are buying, larger bars lower your premium per ounce, at the cost of flexibility when you sell. See what a realistic premium over spot looks like →
Related pages
Per ounce · Per gram · Per pound · Price history · Melt value calculator
FAQ
How many troy ounces are in a kilogram of silver? 32.1507 troy ounces. A kilogram is 1,000 grams and a troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Is a kilo bar cheaper than buying coins? Per ounce of metal, almost always yes. Coins carry minting and distribution costs a bar does not. The trade-off is that you cannot sell part of a bar.
Do kilo bars come with assay certificates? Many do, sealed in tamper-evident packaging with a serial number. Keep the packaging intact — an opened or damaged assay card can reduce what a buyer offers, even when the metal is unquestionably fine.
Is a 1 kg silver bar a good size to start with? That depends on your circumstances and is not something a website can answer for you. What we can say factually: kilo bars carry lower premiums than coins and are harder to sell in parts. This is general information, not advice — speak to a licensed professional about your own situation.
Data sources: Spot price via api.gold-api.com · COMEX futures (SI=F) via Yahoo Finance. Prices are for informational purposes only and may be delayed. Figures on this page were generated . Silver is quoted in US dollars per troy ounce.