Gold price history
Gold price history since 1960
Official monthly average gold prices from the World Bank, in US dollars per troy ounce. Use them for long-term comparisons, estate records and research.
Latest official month
$4,319.00
September 2026
Change over 10 years
+225.5%
from $1,327.00 in September 2016
Record monthly average
$5,020.00
February 2026
Gold price since 1960
Monthly averages. Prices are not adjusted for inflation.
$2,000$4,000
197019801990200020102020
Average by decade
- 2020s*$2,452.80
- 2010s$1,346.98
- 2000s$522.33
- 1990s$350.88
- 1980s$417.71
- 1970s$132.48
- 1960s$35.98
* Decade not complete.
Gold price by year
| Year | Average | Highest month | Lowest month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (9 mo) | $4,552.00 | $5,020.00 | $4,073.00 | +32.3% |
| 2025 | $3,441.50 | $4,309.00 | $2,710.00 | +44.1% |
| 2024 | $2,387.58 | $2,690.00 | $2,023.00 | +22.9% |
| 2023 | $1,942.75 | $2,026.00 | $1,855.00 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | $1,800.75 | $1,948.00 | $1,664.00 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | $1,799.58 | $1,867.00 | $1,718.00 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | $1,770.25 | $1,969.00 | $1,561.00 | +27.1% |
| 2019 | $1,392.58 | $1,511.00 | $1,284.00 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | $1,269.25 | $1,335.00 | $1,198.00 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | $1,257.50 | $1,314.00 | $1,192.00 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | $1,249.00 | $1,340.00 | $1,098.00 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | $1,160.75 | $1,251.00 | $1,076.00 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | $1,265.58 | $1,336.00 | $1,175.00 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | $1,411.67 | $1,672.00 | $1,222.00 | -15.4% |
| 2012 | $1,669.58 | $1,747.00 | $1,589.00 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | $1,569.17 | $1,772.00 | $1,360.00 | +28.1% |
| 2010 | $1,224.67 | $1,391.00 | $1,095.00 | +25.9% |
| 2009 | $973.00 | $1,135.00 | $859.00 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | $871.75 | $968.00 | $761.00 | +25.1% |
| 2007 | $696.67 | $806.00 | $631.00 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | $604.42 | $675.00 | $550.00 | +35.9% |
| 2005 | $444.83 | $510.00 | $422.00 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | $409.17 | $442.00 | $384.00 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | $363.58 | $407.00 | $328.00 | +17.3% |
| 2002 | $310.00 | $332.00 | $282.00 | +14.5% |
| 2001 | $270.83 | $283.00 | $260.00 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | $279.00 | $300.00 | $266.00 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | $278.75 | $311.00 | $256.00 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | $294.08 | $308.00 | $284.00 | -11.2% |
| 1997 | $331.17 | $355.00 | $289.00 | -14.6% |
| 1996 | $387.58 | $405.00 | $369.00 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | $384.17 | $391.00 | $377.00 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | $383.92 | $392.00 | $377.00 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | $359.67 | $392.00 | $329.00 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | $343.67 | $354.00 | $335.00 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | $362.25 | $384.00 | $349.00 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | $383.50 | $417.00 | $352.00 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | $381.42 | $409.00 | $362.00 | -12.7% |
| 1988 | $437.08 | $477.00 | $407.00 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | $446.42 | $486.00 | $401.00 | +21.4% |
| 1986 | $367.75 | $424.00 | $339.00 | +15.6% |
| 1985 | $318.00 | $330.00 | $299.00 | -11.8% |
| 1984 | $360.50 | $394.00 | $320.00 | -14.7% |
| 1983 | $422.58 | $491.00 | $382.00 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | $375.75 | $445.00 | $315.00 | -18.3% |
| 1981 | $459.75 | $557.00 | $409.00 | -24.4% |
| 1980 | $607.83 | $675.00 | $514.00 | +98.2% |
| 1979 | $306.75 | $455.00 | $227.00 | +58.8% |
| 1978 | $193.17 | $227.00 | $173.00 | +30.8% |
| 1977 | $147.67 | $162.00 | $132.00 | +18.3% |
| 1976 | $124.83 | $134.00 | $110.00 | -22.4% |
| 1975 | $160.92 | $180.00 | $139.00 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | $159.25 | $184.00 | $129.00 | +63.6% |
| 1973 | $97.33 | $120.00 | $65.00 | +67.3% |
| 1972 | $58.17 | $67.00 | $46.00 | +42.2% |
| 1971 | $40.92 | $43.00 | $38.00 | +14.2% |
| 1970 | $35.83 | $38.00 | $35.00 | -12.4% |
| 1969 | $40.92 | $43.00 | $35.00 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | $38.92 | $41.00 | $36.00 | +11.2% |
| 1967 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
Average of the monthly averages. Change compares each year’s average with the year before.
Last 24 months
| September 2026 | $4,319.00 |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $4,411.00 |
| July 2026 | $4,073.00 |
| June 2026 | $4,228.00 |
| May 2026 | $4,587.00 |
| April 2026 | $4,721.00 |
| March 2026 | $4,856.00 |
| February 2026 | $5,020.00 |
| January 2026 | $4,753.00 |
| December 2025 | $4,309.00 |
| November 2025 | $4,087.00 |
| October 2025 | $4,058.00 |
| September 2025 | $3,668.00 |
| August 2025 | $3,368.00 |
| July 2025 | $3,340.00 |
| June 2025 | $3,353.00 |
| May 2025 | $3,309.00 |
| April 2025 | $3,218.00 |
| March 2025 | $2,983.00 |
| February 2025 | $2,895.00 |
| January 2025 | $2,710.00 |
| December 2024 | $2,648.00 |
| November 2024 | $2,651.00 |
| October 2024 | $2,690.00 |
Need the price on one day?
Official sources publish monthly averages only. For a single date, such as a date of death for an estate, this looks up the market closing price. Ask your tax adviser which price your filing should use.
Market closing price of COMEX gold futures, from September 2000. Weekends and holidays show the last close before that date.
Where these numbers come from
- Official monthly prices
- World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. Monthly averages in US dollars per troy ounce. Latest month: September 2026, published October 02, 2026. Refreshed every time the site is rebuilt.
- Daily closes
- Closing prices of COMEX futures, used only for day-by-day changes. They track spot closely but are not identical, and they are market data, not an official source.
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- Fill a gap with a guess. If a source is down, the number shows “—” and we say why.