Gold Price History
BY YEAR, 1960 TO 2026. US DOLLARS PER TROY OUNCE.
The gold price averaged $3,442 per troy ounce in 2025, up from $35.00 in 1960. The highest monthly average on record in this data is $4,309, in December 2025. Click a year for the month-by-month table.
Gold price chart, 1960 to now
Monthly averages from 1960 for 1Y, 5Y and Max, today’s spot added at the right edge. 24H, 1W and 1M use readings Lustre stores every 15 minutes.
Source for monthly prices: The World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), released October 2026, licensed CC BY 4.0. worldbank.org. Prices are published rounded.
Gold price by year
| Year | Average | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 through September | $4,552 | +32.27% |
| 2025 | $3,442 | +44.14% |
| 2024 | $2,388 | +22.90% |
| 2023 | $1,943 | +7.89% |
| 2022 | $1,801 | +0.06% |
| 2021 | $1,800 | +1.66% |
| 2020 | $1,770 | +27.12% |
| 2019 | $1,393 | +9.72% |
| 2018 | $1,269 | +0.93% |
| 2017 | $1,258 | +0.68% |
| 2016 | $1,249 | +7.60% |
| 2015 | $1,161 | −8.28% |
| 2014 | $1,266 | −10.35% |
| 2013 | $1,412 | −15.45% |
| 2012 | $1,670 | +6.40% |
| 2011 | $1,569 | +28.13% |
| 2010 | $1,225 | +25.87% |
| 2009 | $973 | +11.61% |
| 2008 | $872 | +25.13% |
| 2007 | $697 | +15.26% |
| 2006 | $604 | +35.87% |
| 2005 | $445 | +8.72% |
| 2004 | $409 | +12.54% |
| 2003 | $364 | +17.28% |
| 2002 | $310 | +14.46% |
| 2001 | $271 | −2.93% |
| 2000 | $279 | +0.09% |
| 1999 | $279 | −5.21% |
| 1998 | $294 | −11.20% |
| 1997 | $331 | −14.56% |
| 1996 | $388 | +0.89% |
| 1995 | $384 | +0.07% |
| 1994 | $384 | +6.74% |
| 1993 | $360 | +4.66% |
| 1992 | $344 | −5.13% |
| 1991 | $362 | −5.54% |
| 1990 | $384 | +0.55% |
| 1989 | $381 | −12.74% |
| 1988 | $437 | −2.09% |
| 1987 | $446 | +21.39% |
| 1986 | $368 | +15.64% |
| 1985 | $318 | −11.79% |
| 1984 | $361 | −14.69% |
| 1983 | $423 | +12.46% |
| 1982 | $376 | −18.27% |
| 1981 | $460 | −24.36% |
| 1980 | $608 | +98.15% |
| 1979 | $307 | +58.80% |
| 1978 | $193 | +30.81% |
| 1977 | $148 | +18.29% |
| 1976 | $125 | −22.42% |
| 1975 | $161 | +1.05% |
| 1974 | $159 | +63.61% |
| 1973 | $97.33 | +67.34% |
| 1972 | $58.17 | +42.16% |
| 1971 | $40.92 | +14.19% |
| 1970 | $35.83 | −12.42% |
| 1969 | $40.92 | +5.14% |
| 1968 | $38.92 | +11.19% |
| 1967 | $35.00 | 0.00% |
| 1966 | $35.00 | 0.00% |
| 1965 | $35.00 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | $35.00 | 0.00% |
| 1963 | $35.00 | 0.00% |
| 1962 | $35.00 | 0.00% |
| 1961 | $35.00 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | $35.00 | n/a |
Average, high and low are of monthly average prices. 2026 covers January to September only and has no page of its own yet. Inflation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U all items, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SA0), annual average.
Quick answers
What is the all-time high for gold?
In this monthly data (1960 to 2026-09) the highest monthly average was $5,020 per troy ounce. Daily prices can go higher or lower than a monthly average, so a single-day record may differ.
What was the gold price in 2025?
The 2025 average was $3,442 per troy ounce. See the 2025 page for each month.
Where does this gold price history come from?
Monthly averages are from the World Bank Commodity Price Data (the Pink Sheet), licensed CC BY 4.0. Inflation figures use the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U. Lustre adds its own 15 minute readings for the recent ranges on the chart.
Are these daily prices?
No. The table and the 1Y, 5Y and Max chart use monthly averages. The 24H, 1W and 1M chart ranges use Lustre’s own readings, taken every 15 minutes.
Source: The World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), October 2026 release, CC BY 4.0. For the live price, see gold price today.