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4,195.82 USD9 Oct 2026Last completed daily close · delayed 15 min

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History starts
3 Jan 2000
History ends
9 Oct 2026
Frequency
Daily closes
Unit
USD per troy ounce

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262 observations · 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020

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Date or periodValue · USD per troy ounceSource
1 Jan 20201,517.30 USDNarwhal
2 Jan 20201,528.94 USDNarwhal
3 Jan 20201,551.65 USDNarwhal
6 Jan 20201,565.96 USDNarwhal
7 Jan 20201,573.99 USDNarwhal
8 Jan 20201,555.81 USDNarwhal
9 Jan 20201,552.37 USDNarwhal
10 Jan 20201,562.28 USDNarwhal
13 Jan 20201,548.30 USDNarwhal
14 Jan 20201,546.37 USDNarwhal
15 Jan 20201,556.19 USDNarwhal
16 Jan 20201,552.79 USDNarwhal
17 Jan 20201,556.61 USDNarwhal
20 Jan 20201,561.58 USDNarwhal
21 Jan 20201,558.02 USDNarwhal
22 Jan 20201,558.91 USDNarwhal
23 Jan 20201,563.33 USDNarwhal
24 Jan 20201,570.65 USDNarwhal
27 Jan 20201,581.95 USDNarwhal
28 Jan 20201,566.24 USDNarwhal
29 Jan 20201,577.12 USDNarwhal
30 Jan 20201,574.22 USDNarwhal
31 Jan 20201,590.20 USDNarwhal
3 Feb 20201,576.45 USDNarwhal
4 Feb 20201,552.55 USDNarwhal

Gold price history by year

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Gold price history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)4,528.34 USD5,330.95 USD2 Mar 20263,976.78 USD16 Jul 2026▼ −2.77%
20253,447.62 USD4,523.58 USD26 Dec 20252,624.56 USD1 Jan 2025▲ +64.27%
20242,388.33 USD2,787.56 USD30 Oct 20241,992.13 USD13 Feb 2024▲ +27.14%
20231,942.78 USD2,077.00 USD27 Dec 20231,810.81 USD24 Feb 2023▲ +13.10%
20221,801.93 USD2,052.41 USD8 Mar 20221,621.57 USD26 Sep 2022▲ +1.31%
20211,798.82 USD1,949.35 USD5 Jan 20211,681.24 USD8 Mar 2021▼ −3.67%
20201,771.35 USD2,063.81 USD6 Aug 20201,471.00 USD19 Mar 2020▲ +24.99%
20191,393.82 USD1,552.60 USD4 Sep 20191,270.54 USD2 May 2019▲ +18.30%
20181,268.92 USD1,358.15 USD24 Jan 20181,174.16 USD16 Aug 2018▼ −1.84%
20171,258.42 USD1,349.20 USD7 Sep 20171,150.52 USD2 Jan 2017▲ +13.21%
20161,248.36 USD1,366.80 USD8 Jul 20161,060.74 USD1 Jan 2016▲ +8.59%
20151,159.94 USD1,301.73 USD22 Jan 20151,051.74 USD17 Dec 2015▼ −10.21%
20141,266.24 USD1,382.24 USD14 Mar 20141,141.20 USD6 Nov 2014▼ −1.82%
20131,410.07 USD1,692.10 USD22 Jan 20131,190.10 USD19 Dec 2013▼ −28.03%
20121,668.75 USD1,790.55 USD4 Oct 20121,540.05 USD16 May 2012▲ +6.94%
20111,572.72 USD1,900.49 USD5 Sep 20111,311.49 USD27 Jan 2011▲ +10.61%
20101,227.31 USD1,423.55 USD6 Dec 20101,063.45 USD4 Feb 2010▲ +29.53%
2009974.07 USD1,214.95 USD2 Dec 2009811.35 USD14 Jan 2009▲ +24.26%
2008872.21 USD1,002.70 USD17 Mar 2008711.80 USD12 Nov 2008▲ +5.58%
2007697.40 USD839.00 USD28 Dec 2007607.40 USD5 Jan 2007▲ +30.15%
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Gold price history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006605.03 USD719.30 USD11 May 2006525.05 USD5 Jan 2006▲ +19.34%
2005445.39 USD528.30 USD12 Dec 2005412.80 USD8 Feb 2005▲ +20.67%
2004409.90 USD455.82 USD3 Dec 2004374.90 USD13 May 2004▲ +5.62%
2003364.22 USD416.38 USD30 Dec 2003323.00 USD7 Apr 2003▲ +20.09%
2002310.70 USD349.62 USD26 Dec 2002278.45 USD3 Jan 2002▲ +24.44%
2001271.37 USD293.00 USD26 Sep 2001255.55 USD2 Apr 2001▲ +3.76%
2000279.21 USD316.95 USD10 Feb 2000264.30 USD1 Nov 2000▼ −5.74%

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