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Gold Price History

Q: What was the gold price 5 years ago?

Roughly five years ago gold traded near $1,800/oz — use the 5Y timeframe above to see the full run.

Q: Why does gold rise during crises?

Gold has no counterparty risk and a 5,000-year record as money. When trust in currencies or banks wobbles, investors pay up for that certainty.

$4,013.80▾ −1.71% todayper troy ounce

Gold price updated every minute during market hours · Source: gold-api.com / CoinGecko · Last updated 08:04 UTC

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GOLD CONVERSIONS

Troy ounce (31.10 g)	$4,013.80
Gram · 24K	$129.05
Gram · 22K	$118.21
Gram · 18K	$96.78
Tola · 24K (11.66 g)	$1,505.17
Kilogram	$129,046.57

Gold's history is a story of crises and currency debasement: $35/oz under Bretton Woods, $850 in the 1980 inflation spike, $1,900 in the 2011 debt crisis, $2,070 during COVID, and new all-time highs above $4,000 in the mid-2020s as central banks bought record tonnage.

Use the chart's 1Y and All timeframes to see these eras yourself. Notice how gold's biggest bull runs coincide with negative real interest rates — when bonds pay less than inflation, gold's zero yield suddenly looks attractive.

Frequently asked questions

What is gold's all-time high?−

Gold has printed successive all-time highs through the mid-2020s above $4,000/oz. Check the chart's All timeframe for the exact peak.

What was the gold price 5 years ago?+

Why does gold rise during crises?+

Gold Price History

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