If you had invested $1,000 in gold
Latest monthly average price of gold: $4,319.00 (September 2026). Prices back to January 1960.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago September 2025 | $3,668.00 | $1,177 | +17.7% | +17.8% | -18.9% |
| 3 years ago September 2023 | $1,916.00 | $2,254 | +125.4% | +31.1% | -18.9% |
| 5 years ago September 2021 | $1,775.00 | $2,433 | +143.3% | +19.5% | -18.9% |
| 10 years ago September 2016 | $1,327.00 | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% | -18.9% |
| 20 years ago September 2006 | $598.00 | $7,222 | +622.2% | +10.4% | -39.3% |
| 30 years ago September 1996 | $383.00 | $11,277 | +1,027.7% | +8.4% | -39.3% |
| Since January 1960 January 1960 | $35.00 | $123,400 | +12,240% | +7.5% | -62.1% |
World Bank monthly averages: the price of a month is the average of its days, not the price of a single day.
Year by year
Best full year in the table: 2025 (+62.7%). Worst: 2013 (-27.5%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to September 2026) | $4,309.00 | $4,319.00 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | $2,648.00 | $4,309.00 | +62.7% |
| 2024 | $2,026.00 | $2,648.00 | +30.7% |
| 2023 | $1,798.00 | $2,026.00 | +12.7% |
| 2022 | $1,790.00 | $1,798.00 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | $1,858.00 | $1,790.00 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | $1,479.00 | $1,858.00 | +25.6% |
| 2019 | $1,250.00 | $1,479.00 | +18.3% |
| 2018 | $1,264.00 | $1,250.00 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | $1,157.00 | $1,264.00 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | $1,076.00 | $1,157.00 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | $1,201.00 | $1,076.00 | -10.4% |
| 2014 | $1,222.00 | $1,201.00 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | $1,685.00 | $1,222.00 | -27.5% |
| 2012 | $1,640.00 | $1,685.00 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | $1,391.00 | $1,640.00 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | $1,135.00 | $1,391.00 | +22.6% |
| 2009 | $816.00 | $1,135.00 | +39.1% |
| 2008 | $803.00 | $816.00 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | $630.00 | $803.00 | +27.5% |
Gold and the others over 10 years
Each row: $1,000 invested ten years before its latest price.
| Investment | Worth today | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% |
| Gold | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% |
| Copper | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% |
| Brent crude oil | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% |
| WTI crude oil | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% |
| Cocoa | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $1,866 | +86.6% | +6.4% |
| Platinum | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% |
| GBP/USD | $1,094 | +9.4% | +0.9% |
| EUR/USD | $1,019 | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| AUD/USD | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% |
| Sugar (world) | $872 | -12.8% | -1.4% |
Commodity prices: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly averages in US dollars, CC BY 4.0; returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The calculation buys at the published reference or average price and ignores fees, spreads, taxes, storage and inflation — a real trade would have cost more.