How is the gold price per gram calculated?

Divide the price per troy ounce by 31.1034768. For an alloy, multiply by its fineness: an 18K piece is worth 75% of the pure-gold price for the same weight.

Why do different websites show different gold prices?

They may show different data types (live spot, LBMA benchmark, futures settlement), different timestamps, or bid versus ask prices. MarketsGrid states the data type, the observation time and the sources reconciled for every quote.

Is the gold price shown here a buy or sell price?

It is a market reference price, not a dealer quote. Dealers add a premium above spot when selling and pay below spot when buying; the spread depends on the product and dealer.

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Gold Price Today

Gold spot and reference prices in US dollars per troy ounce, with per-gram and per-kilo conversions, history back to 1960 and analysis tools.

$4,147.50per troy ounce−4.20 (−0.10%)

Live spotSingle sourceObserved Oct 15, 2026, 13:08 UTCChecked Oct 15, 2026, 13:09 UTCStatus

Live indicative spot. Live spot; observed Oct 15, 2026, 13:08 UTC; one reporting source.

24.0% below the record $5,459.29 of Jan 29, 2026 · higher than 98% of month-end prices since 1960

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Gold/silver ratio

73.13

Higher than 76% of month-end readings since 1960 (76th percentile); long-run median 56.76.

Ounces of silver that one ounce of gold buys. A high ratio means silver is cheap relative to gold.

Ratio chart since 1960

Per unit (USD)

per gram$133.35
per kilogram$133,345
per pennyweight$207.38

Per gram by purity (USD)

24K fine (999.9)$133.33
24K (999)$133.21
22K (916)$122.24
21K (875)$116.68
18K (750)$100.01

Per troy ounce in other currencies

EUR€3,704.78
GBP£3,126.23
CADC$5,897.30
AUDA$5,916.89
CHFCHF 3,456.56
JPY¥657,181

Daily reference rate (ECB). Indicative rates, not tradable quotes.

−1.17% since Oct 15, 2025Log

Oct 15, 2025 → Oct 15, 2026High 5,459.29Low 3,954.37

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Daily observations from 2006-01-01; monthly averages before that.355 observations, simplified for display.History from Jan 1, 1960.

Key statistics

Previous close

$4,151.70

before Oct 15, 2026

52-week range

$3,954.37 – $5,459.29

Year to date

−4.19%

from $4,328.80 on Dec 31, 2025

1-year change

−1.17%

from $4,196.42

All-time high

$5,459.29

Jan 29, 2026 · −24.03% below

All-time low

$35.00

Jan 1, 1960

5-year change

+133.97%

+18.53% per year

10-year change

+231.33%

+12.72% per year

1-year volatility

19.5%

annualised, from observed returns

Worst drawdown

−62.07%

Jan 1, 1980 → Jul 1, 1999, recovered May 5, 2006

Historical percentile

98th

higher than 98% of month-end values since 1960

Best / worst year

1979 +118.75% / 2013 −27.33%

calendar years, close to close

Performance

Period	From	Start	Change	Return	Annualised
1 day	Oct 15, 2026	4151.70	−4.20	−0.10%	—
1 week	Oct 5, 2026	4151.70	−4.20	−0.10%	—
1 month	Sep 15, 2026	4292.21	−144.71	−3.37%	—
3 months	Jul 15, 2026	4046.13	+101.37	+2.51%	—
6 months	Apr 15, 2026	4813.23	−665.73	−13.83%	—
Year to date	Dec 31, 2025	4328.80	−181.30	−4.19%	—
1 year	Oct 15, 2025	4196.42	−48.92	−1.17%	—
3 years	Oct 15, 2023	1932.37	+2,215.14	+114.63%	+28.97% /yr
5 years	Oct 15, 2021	1772.67	+2,374.83	+133.97%	+18.53% /yr
10 years	Oct 14, 2016	1251.78	+2,895.73	+231.33%	+12.72% /yr
20 years	Oct 15, 2006	596.45	+3,551.05	+595.36%	+10.18% /yr
All history	Jan 1, 1960	35.00	+4,112.50	+11,750.00%	+7.41% /yr

Calendar years

Year	Start	End	Return
2026YTD	4,328.80	4,147.50	−4.19%
2025	2,616.99	4,328.80	+65.41%
2024	2,078.40	2,616.99	+25.91%
2023	1,813.80	2,078.40	+14.59%
2022	1,805.90	1,813.80	+0.44%
2021	1,887.60	1,805.90	−4.33%
2020	1,514.80	1,887.60	+24.61%
2019	1,279.00	1,514.80	+18.44%
2018	1,291.00	1,279.00	−0.93%
2017	1,145.90	1,291.00	+12.66%
2016	1,060.00	1,145.90	+8.10%
2015	1,206.00	1,060.00	−12.11%
2014	1,204.50	1,206.00	+0.12%
2013	1,657.50	1,204.50	−27.33%
2012	1,531.00	1,657.50	+8.26%

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Where this data comes from

Source	Data type	Coverage
Gold-API.comlicensedGold spot (Gold-API.com, USD per troy ounce)	Live spotintraday	Jan 1, 2006 – Oct 15, 20266,602 observations
World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet)openGold, monthly average (World Bank Pink Sheet)	Monthly referencemonthly	Jan 1, 1960 – Sep 1, 2026801 observations
CoinGecko (tokenised gold: PAXG / XAUT)cross-check onlyGold via PAX Gold (PAXG) token price, USD per troy ounce — cross-check only	Live spotintraday	Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 29, 20265 observations
fawazahmed0 exchange-api (daily CC0 snapshot)cross-check onlyGold daily snapshot (fawazahmed0 exchange-api) — cross-check only	Daily referencedaily	Mar 2, 2024 – Oct 14, 202669 observations
CoinGecko (tokenised gold: PAXG / XAUT)cross-check onlyGold via Tether Gold (XAUT) token price, USD per troy ounce — cross-check only	Live spotintraday	Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 29, 20265 observations

Price history is stored as published for reproducibility. The current quote is refreshed every 15 seconds from the live feed and labelled with its sources and observation time.

Current quote

Type: Live spot
Consensus: Single source from one source
Primary source: Gold-API.com
Observed: Oct 15, 2026

History

From Jan 1, 1960. 552 monthly, 6,593 daily points.

Attribution

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0
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Rates: fawazahmed0/exchange-api (CC0)

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About the gold price

Gold is quoted in US dollars per troy ounce (31.1034768 grams). Retail buyers usually see prices per gram or per kilo, and jewellery prices depend on purity: 24K is essentially pure, 18K is 75% gold, 14K is 58.3%.

The most-watched benchmark is the LBMA Gold Price, set twice daily in London; spot quotes trade continuously in the interbank market. MarketsGrid labels which one you are looking at and how fresh it is.

What moves the gold price

Gold pays no interest, so its opportunity cost is set by real (inflation-adjusted) yields: when real yields fall, gold tends to rise, and vice versa. Because it is priced in dollars, a weaker dollar generally lifts the price for non-US buyers and supports demand.

On the demand side, jewellery (led by China), central-bank purchases, bars and coins, and ETF holdings dominate; mine supply changes only slowly from year to year, so demand shifts and investor positioning drive most short-term moves. Periods of financial stress, currency weakness or geopolitical risk often bring safe-haven buying.

How to read the numbers on this page

The headline price shows its data type: a live spot quote from a licensed feed, a daily benchmark, or the monthly average reference price from the World Bank when nothing fresher is available. Daily change is measured against the previous observation of the same data type.

Returns, drawdowns and volatility are computed from MarketsGrid's stored history, which runs monthly from 1960 and daily where a daily source exists. Long-horizon comparisons therefore mix monthly and daily points; the chart footer states which applies.

Frequently asked

How is the gold price per gram calculated?: Divide the price per troy ounce by 31.1034768. For an alloy, multiply by its fineness: an 18K piece is worth 75% of the pure-gold price for the same weight.
Why do different websites show different gold prices?: They may show different data types (live spot, LBMA benchmark, futures settlement), different timestamps, or bid versus ask prices. MarketsGrid states the data type, the observation time and the sources reconciled for every quote.
Is the gold price shown here a buy or sell price?: It is a market reference price, not a dealer quote. Dealers add a premium above spot when selling and pay below spot when buying; the spread depends on the product and dealer.

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