Gold price history, 1960 to 2026

London PM fix averaged $4,411/troy oz in August 2026, +31% over twelve months and +229% over ten years. The nominal all-time high was $5,020/troy oz in February 2026; in 2024 dollars the real peak was $4,809/troy oz in February 2026. Monthly averages, World Bank Pink Sheet.

London PM fix

Derived price statistics per series
Series	Latest	1 month	12 months	5 years	10 years	20 years	All-time high (nominal)	All-time high (real, 2024 US$)
London PM fix $/troy oz, since 1960	4,411 August 2026	+8%	+31%	+147%	+229%	+597%	5,020 February 2026	4,809 February 2026

Percentage changes compare the latest monthly average with the monthly average 1, 12, 60, 120 and 240 months earlier. Real prices deflate by the US consumer price index (BLS via FRED) to 2024 dollars.

Source: World Bank Pink Sheet, 2026-09-02, fetched 6 September 2026 (CC BY 4.0).

Prices are monthly benchmark averages that may lag the market; informational only, not investment, legal or trade advice. For what these benchmarks mean and how they are set, see how gold is priced.

Monthly gold prices by decade

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London PM fix ($/troy oz)

London PM fix monthly prices, 1960s, $/troy oz
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
1960	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1961	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1962	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1963	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1964	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1965	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1966	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1967	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
1968	36	36	37	38	41	41	39	39	40	39	40	41	38.92
1969	42	43	43	43	43	41	42	41	41	40	37	35	40.92

London PM fix monthly prices, 1970s, $/troy oz
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
1970	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	36	38	37	37	35.83
1971	38	39	39	39	41	40	41	43	42	43	43	43	40.92
1972	46	48	48	49	55	62	66	67	65	65	63	64	58.17
1973	65	74	84	91	102	120	120	107	103	100	95	107	97.33
1974	129	150	168	172	163	154	143	155	152	159	182	184	159.3
1975	176	180	178	170	167	164	165	163	144	143	142	139	160.9
1976	131	131	133	128	127	126	118	110	114	116	130	134	124.8
1977	132	136	148	149	147	141	143	145	150	159	162	160	147.7
1978	173	178	184	175	176	184	189	206	212	227	206	208	193.2
1979	227	246	242	239	258	279	295	301	355	392	392	455	306.8

London PM fix monthly prices, 1980s, $/troy oz
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
1980	675	665	554	517	514	601	643	627	674	661	625	538	607.8
1981	557	500	499	496	480	461	409	410	444	438	413	410	459.8
1982	384	374	330	350	334	315	339	364	437	422	415	445	375.8
1983	481	491	420	433	438	413	403	416	412	394	382	388	422.6
1984	371	386	394	381	377	378	348	348	340	341	342	320	360.5
1985	303	299	314	327	316	317	317	330	323	326	322	322	318
1986	347	339	346	340	342	343	348	377	418	424	398	391	367.8
1987	408	401	409	438	460	450	451	461	460	465	468	486	446.4
1988	477	442	444	452	451	451	438	431	413	407	420	419	437.1
1989	404	388	390	384	371	368	375	365	362	367	394	409	381.4

London PM fix monthly prices, 1990s, $/troy oz
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
1990	410	417	393	374	369	352	363	395	389	381	382	377	383.5
1991	384	364	363	358	357	367	368	356	349	359	360	362	362.3
1992	354	354	344	339	337	341	353	343	345	344	335	335	343.7
1993	329	329	330	342	367	372	392	379	355	364	374	383	359.7
1994	387	382	384	377	381	386	385	380	392	390	384	379	383.9
1995	379	377	382	391	385	388	386	384	383	383	385	387	384.2
1996	399	405	396	393	392	385	383	387	383	381	378	369	387.6
1997	355	347	352	344	344	341	324	324	323	325	306	289	331.2
1998	289	297	296	308	299	292	293	284	289	296	294	292	294.1
1999	287	287	286	283	276	261	256	257	265	311	293	283	278.8

London PM fix monthly prices, 2000s, $/troy oz
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2000	284	300	286	280	275	286	282	274	274	270	266	271	279
2001	265	262	263	260	272	270	268	272	283	283	276	276	270.8
2002	282	296	294	303	314	321	313	310	319	317	319	332	310
2003	357	359	341	328	356	356	351	360	379	379	390	407	363.6
2004	414	405	407	403	384	392	398	401	405	420	439	442	409.2
2005	424	423	434	429	422	431	424	438	456	470	477	510	444.8
2006	550	555	557	611	675	596	634	633	598	586	628	630	604.4
2007	631	665	655	679	667	656	665	665	713	755	806	803	696.7
2008	890	922	968	910	889	889	940	839	830	807	761	816	871.8
2009	859	943	924	890	929	946	934	949	997	1,043	1,127	1,135	973

London PM fix monthly prices, 2010s, $/troy oz
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2010	1,118	1,095	1,113	1,149	1,205	1,233	1,193	1,216	1,271	1,342	1,370	1,391	1,225
2011	1,360	1,375	1,423	1,481	1,513	1,529	1,573	1,759	1,772	1,666	1,739	1,640	1,569
2012	1,654	1,745	1,676	1,649	1,589	1,599	1,594	1,630	1,745	1,747	1,722	1,685	1,670
2013	1,672	1,628	1,593	1,488	1,414	1,343	1,286	1,352	1,349	1,317	1,276	1,222	1,412
2014	1,244	1,300	1,336	1,298	1,289	1,279	1,311	1,295	1,237	1,222	1,175	1,201	1,266
2015	1,251	1,227	1,179	1,199	1,199	1,182	1,128	1,118	1,125	1,159	1,086	1,076	1,161
2016	1,098	1,200	1,245	1,242	1,261	1,276	1,337	1,340	1,327	1,267	1,238	1,157	1,249
2017	1,192	1,234	1,231	1,267	1,246	1,260	1,237	1,283	1,314	1,280	1,282	1,264	1,258
2018	1,331	1,331	1,325	1,335	1,303	1,282	1,238	1,202	1,198	1,215	1,221	1,250	1,269
2019	1,292	1,320	1,301	1,286	1,284	1,359	1,413	1,500	1,511	1,495	1,471	1,479	1,393

London PM fix monthly prices, 2020s, $/troy oz
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Average
2020	1,561	1,597	1,592	1,683	1,716	1,732	1,847	1,969	1,922	1,900	1,866	1,858	1,770
2021	1,867	1,808	1,718	1,760	1,850	1,835	1,808	1,785	1,775	1,777	1,822	1,790	1,800
2022	1,816	1,856	1,948	1,937	1,849	1,837	1,733	1,765	1,681	1,664	1,725	1,798	1,801
2023	1,898	1,855	1,913	2,000	1,992	1,943	1,951	1,919	1,916	1,916	1,984	2,026	1,943
2024	2,034	2,023	2,158	2,331	2,351	2,326	2,398	2,470	2,571	2,690	2,651	2,648	2,388
2025	2,710	2,895	2,983	3,218	3,309	3,353	3,340	3,368	3,668	4,058	4,087	4,309	3,442
2026	4,753	5,020	4,856	4,721	4,587	4,228	4,073	4,411					4,581

Method

Nominal prices are the source's monthly averages in US dollars, stored in the source's unit and never mixed on one chart. Real prices divide each month by the US consumer price index for all urban consumers (BLS series CPIAUCSL, via FRED) and multiply by the 2024 average, so they read as "2024 dollars". Changes are ratios of monthly averages. The all-time high is the highest monthly average, not an intraday peak.

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Cite as: Commodity Origins, "Gold price history (1960–2026)", https://commodityorigins.com/prices/gold/, data 2026-09-02. Data updated 6 September 2026.