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Cotton to Silver Ratio
The cotton to silver ratio is 0.0008771 — Cotton at $1.85 per kilogram divided by Silver at $2,111.34 per kilogram.
Cotton is quoted per pound and silver per troy ounce, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Prices as of Sep 22, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC. Change either side of the calculator to price any other pair from 170+ commodities.
Cotton to Silver ratio
1.000 kg of cotton = 0.0008771 kg of silver
Inverse (XAG/CT): 1140 — one kilogram of silver buys that much cotton.
Close to the middle of its 1 year range. (63th percentile of the last 1 year)
Cotton
$1.85
per kilogram
Silver
$2,111.34
per kilogram
Unit basis: USD per kilogram ÷ USD per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number. Prices as of Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:42:08 GMT.
Prices on this page are delayed by up to 15 minutes. For real-time rates, use the CommodityPriceAPI.
Cotton is quoted per pound and silver per troy ounce, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
1Y average
0.0007674
median 0.0007719
1Y low
0.0003703
Jan 27, 2026
1Y high
0.001083
Sep 22, 2025
Normal band
0.0006060–0.0009289
mean ± 1 std dev
Deviation from mean
+0.68σ
253 observations
Cotton to Silver ratio charts
Pick a range once — it applies to the CT/XAG ratio line, the OHLC candles and the Cotton / Silver price chart below.
CT/XAG ratio line
How many kg of Silver one kg of Cotton buys, over 1Y.
CT/XAG ratio candles
Open, high, low and close of the CT/XAG ratio for each period in the last 1Y.
Cotton and Silver prices
Both legs of the ratio on their own axes, so you can see which one moved over 1Y.
How to calculate the cotton to silver ratio
Cotton to Silver ratio = Cotton price in USD per kilogram ÷ Silver price in USD per kilogram
Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
Cotton is quoted per pound and silver per troy ounce, so both are restated per kilogram first. Dividing the two quotes as published would be out by exactly that much.
Worked example, live prices: $1.85 per kilogram ÷ $2,111.34 per kilogram = 0.0008771. The inverse is 1140.
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Live prices behind the ratio
| # | Symbol | Name | Rate (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XAU | Gold | 4328.71 |
| 2 | XAG | Silver | 65.58 |
| 3 | WTIOIL-FUT | Crude Oil WTI Futures | 89.77 |
| 4 | BRENTOIL-FUT | Crude Oil Brent Futures | 98.04 |
| 5 | NG-FUT | Natural Gas Futures | 2.83 |
| 6 | PL | Platinum | 1794.85 |
| 7 | PA | Palladium | 1299.20 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the cotton to silver ratio today?
The cotton to silver ratio is 0.0008771 — Cotton at $1.85 per kilogram divided by Silver at $2,111.34 per kilogram, from live mid-market prices. Both figures are US dollars per kilogram.
How do you calculate the cotton to silver ratio?
Divide the cotton price per kilogram by the silver price per kilogram. Both legs are priced in US dollars per kilogram, so the dollars and the kilograms cancel and the result is a plain unitless number.
What is the inverse of the cotton to silver ratio?
The inverse, silver to cotton, is 1140 — how many kilograms of cotton one kilogram of silver buys.