Gold prices in US dollars per troy ounce, from 1970 to today. Select any year for monthly prices, highs and lows, and its value in today's dollars.
| Year | Average | Year-end price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | $4,530.43 | $4,186.30 | −4.2% |
| 2025 | $3,431.54 | $4,367.80 | +67.4% |
| 2024 | $2,386.20 | $2,609.10 | +25.5% |
| 2023 | $1,940.54 | $2,078.40 | +14.6% |
| 2022 | $1,800.09 | $1,813.75 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | $1,798.61 | $1,805.85 | −4.3% |
| 2020 | $1,769.59 | $1,887.60 | +24.6% |
| 2019 | $1,392.16 | $1,514.75 | +18.4% |
| 2018 | $1,268.82 | $1,279.00 | −0.9% |
| 2017 | $1,257.32 | $1,291.00 | +12.7% |
| 2016 | $1,248.33 | $1,145.90 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | $1,159.27 | $1,060.00 | −12.1% |
| 2014 | $1,265.34 | $1,206.00 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | $1,410.38 | $1,204.50 | −27.3% |
| 2012 | $1,667.36 | $1,657.50 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | $1,570.91 | $1,531.00 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | $1,225.43 | $1,405.50 | +29.2% |
| 2009 | $972.54 | $1,087.50 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | $871.78 | $869.75 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | $696.43 | $833.75 | +31.9% |
| 2006 | $603.99 | $632.00 | +23.2% |
| 2005 | $444.98 | $513.00 | +17.8% |
| 2004 | $409.57 | $435.60 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | $363.63 | $416.25 | +19.9% |
| 2002 | $310.14 | $347.20 | +25.6% |
| 2001 | $271.06 | $276.50 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | $279.00 | $274.45 | −5.4% |
| 1999 | $278.67 | $290.25 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | $294.05 | $287.80 | −0.8% |
| 1997 | $331.01 | $290.20 | −21.4% |
| 1996 | $387.65 | $369.25 | −4.6% |
| 1995 | $384.18 | $387.00 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | $384.16 | $383.25 | −2.2% |
| 1993 | $360.02 | $391.75 | +17.7% |
| 1992 | $343.70 | $332.90 | −5.7% |
| 1991 | $362.15 | $353.15 | −8.6% |
| 1990 | $383.56 | $386.20 | −3.1% |
| 1989 | $381.33 | $398.60 | −2.8% |
| 1988 | $436.95 | $410.25 | −15.3% |
| 1987 | $445.93 | $484.10 | +24.5% |
| 1986 | $367.68 | $388.75 | +19.0% |
| 1985 | $317.42 | $326.80 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | $360.43 | $309.00 | −19.2% |
| 1983 | $423.13 | $382.40 | −16.3% |
| 1982 | $376.28 | $456.90 | +14.9% |
| 1981 | $459.32 | $397.50 | −32.6% |
| 1980 | $612.27 | $589.75 | +15.2% |
| 1979 | $306.90 | $512.00 | +126.5% |
| 1978 | $193.23 | $226.00 | +37.0% |
| 1977 | $147.82 | $164.95 | +22.6% |
| 1976 | $124.86 | $134.50 | −4.1% |
| 1975 | $160.93 | $140.25 | −23.7% |
| 1974 | $153.11 | $183.85 | +72.3% |
| 1973 | $94.04 | $106.72 | +67.0% |
| 1972 | $56.58 | $63.91 | +47.0% |
| 1971 | $40.36 | $43.48 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | $35.77 | $37.44 | — |
On a month-end basis gold peaked at $5,053.20 an ounce in February 2026. Today it trades at $4,188.19.
Gold ended 2006 at about $632 an ounce; at $4,188 today that is a gain of +563%.
Record central bank buying, inflation, falling real interest rates at times, geopolitical risk and strong demand from Asian investors all pushed gold to repeated record highs in the 2020s.