Gold increased 393.93 USD/t oz. or 15.01% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Gold - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2025.

Historical dataset of nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) gold prices per ounce back to 1915. The series is deflated using the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the most recent month as the base. The current month is updated on an hourly basis with today's latest value.

The price of gold per troy ounce increased considerably between 1990 and 2024, despite some fluctuations. A troy ounce is the international common unit of weight used for precious metals and is approximately 31.3 grams. At the end of 2024, a troy ounce of gold cost 2,386.2 U.S. dollars. Price of – additional information In 2000 the price of gold was at its lowest since 1990, with a troy ounce of gold costing 274.5 U.S. dollars in that year. Since then gold prices have been rising and after the economic crisis of 2008 the price of gold rose at higher rates than ever before as the market began to see gold as an increasingly good investment. History has shown that time and time again, gold is seen as a good investment in times of uncertainty because it can or is thought to function as a good store of value against a declining currency as well as providing protection against inflation. However unlike other commodities, once gold is mined it does not get used up like other commodities (for example, such as gasoline). So while gold may be a good investment at times, the supply demand argument does not apply to gold. Nonetheless, the demand for gold has been mostly consistent.

Historical dataset of the price of gold in U.S. dollars over the last 10 years.

This statistic depicts the average monthly prices for gold worldwide from January 2014 through January 2025. In January 2025, the average monthly price for gold worldwide stood at 2,709.69 nominal U.S. dollars per troy ounce.

During the last quarter of 2024, the gold prices in the USA reached 2652 USD/Troy Ounce (H2 2024 Avg Price) in December. As per the gold price chart, due to changing investor attitudes and economic developments, prices in the United States experienced substantial fluctuations in late 2024.

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Dataset of historical annual gold prices from 1970 to 2024, including significant events and acts that impacted gold prices.

In 2023, one troy ounce of gold had an annual average price of 1,943.08 U.S. dollars. Gold market and industry From 2012 to 2018, the annual average gold price dropped from 1,668.98 U.S. dollars per troy ounce to 1,268.49 U.S. dollars per troy ounce, with a slight growth to approximately 1,400 U.S. dollars per troy ounce in 2019. In 2020 the figure rebounded to a record 1,769.64 U.S. dollars per ounce. The average price has grown significantly from the early 2000s with an annual average price of 279 U.S. dollars per troy ounce in 2001 up to the record high in 2020. Similarly, the costs of mining gold have risen considerably in recent years. In 2005, mining costs totaled 280 U.S. dollars per troy ounce and increased to 566 U.S. dollars per troy ounce in 2010. As of 2022, for example, Canadian company Barrick Gold reported an average realized gold price of 1,795 dollars per ounce. Gold pricing determinants Gold is a metal that is considered malleable, ductile, and is known for its bright lustrous yellow color. This transition metal is highly valued as a precious metal for its use in coins, jewelry, and in investments. Gold was also once used as a standard for monetary policies between different countries. The price of gold is determined by daily fixings where participants agree to buy or sell at a set price or to maintain the price through supply and demand control. For gold, companies like Barclays Capital, Scotia-Mocatta, Sociétè Générale, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank are members in gold fixing at the London Bullion Market Association.

As of December 2024, the London (morning fixing) price of an ounce of gold cost an average of 2,643.83 U.S. dollars, a slight decrease compared to the average monthly morning fixing price of 2,656.09 U.S. dollars per ounce in the previous month.

London fixing gold price In January 2020, the average price for an ounce of fine gold was 1,560.67 U.S. dollars. It increased to 1,935.04 U.S. dollars as of April 2022. Although the monthly price for fine gold fluctuates, the average annual price of fine gold is gradually increasing. In 2001, the price for one ounce of gold was 271 U.S. dollars, and by 2012 the price had risen to some 1,670 U.S. dollars. By 2023, the annual average gold price was nearly 2,000 dollars per ounce. In that year, global gold demand reached 4,448.3 metric tons worldwide. Price determinants of fine gold Fine gold is considered to be almost pure gold where the value of the metal depends on the percentage of fineness. Twenty-four carat gold is considered fine gold (from 99.9 percent gold by mass and higher). London Gold Fix acts as a benchmark for the price of gold. The price of gold is set by the members of the London Gold Market Fixing Ltd undertaken by Barclays and its other members. The price is determined twice per business day at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm based on the London bullion market in order to settle contracts within the bullion market. The price is based on the equilibrium point between supply and demand agreed upon by participating banks. Gold prices must remain flexible and gold fixing provides an instantaneous price at specified times.

This statistic depicts the average annual prices for gold from 2014 to 2023 with a forecast until 2026. In 2023, the average price for gold stood at 1,943 U.S. dollars per troy ounce, the highest value recorded throughout the period considered.

United States - Gold Fixing Price 10:30 A.M. (London time) in London Bullion Market, based in U.S. Dollars was 1937.60000 U.S. $ per Troy Ounce in September of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Gold Fixing Price 10:30 A.M. (London time) in London Bullion Market, based in U.S. Dollars reached a record high of 2061.50000 in August of 2020 and a record low of 34.77500 in January of 1970. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Gold Fixing Price 10:30 A.M. (London time) in London Bullion Market, based in U.S. Dollars - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

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United States - Book Value of Federal Reserve Bank Held Gold Bullion: NY Vault was 564805851.07000 U.S. $ in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Book Value of Federal Reserve Bank Held Gold Bullion: NY Vault reached a record high of 564805851.07000 in September of 2017 and a record low of 564804727.98000 in May of 2012. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Book Value of Federal Reserve Bank Held Gold Bullion: NY Vault - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

As of June 25, 2024, gold futures contracts to be settled in June 2030 were trading on U.S. markets at around 2,795 U.S. dollars per troy ounce. This is above the price of 2,339.6 U.S. dollars per troy ounce for contracts to be settled in June 2024, indicating that gold traders expect the price of gold to rise over the next five years. Gold futures are contracts that effectively lock in a price for an amount of gold to be purchased at a time in the future, which can then be traded on markets. Futures markets therefore provide an indicator of how investors think a commodities market will develop in the future.

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This graph show how interest rates hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve affect gold's price. While gold underperforms during the period leading up to rate hikes, its performance improves during the year after the interest rates increase.

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United States - Book Value of Federal Reserve Bank Held Gold Bullion: On Display was 84162.40000 U.S. $ in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Book Value of Federal Reserve Bank Held Gold Bullion: On Display reached a record high of 101052.57000 in October of 2021 and a record low of 84162.25000 in February of 2012. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Book Value of Federal Reserve Bank Held Gold Bullion: On Display - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Royal Gold Usa reported $26.47M in Cost of Sales for its fiscal quarter ending in December of 2024. Data for Royal Gold Usa | RGLD - Cost Of Sales including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last February in 2025.