Gold price archive · USD per troy ounce
Gold Price 2021
In 2021, gold closed between $1,678.00 and $1,954.40 per ounce, a change of −3.51% for the year.
- Open
- $1,946.60
- High close
- $1,954.40
- Low close
- $1,678.00
- Close
- $1,828.60
- Average
- $1,798.91
- Vs. 2020
- −3.51%
Gold prices by month, 2021
| Month | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | $1,946.60 | $1,954.40 | $1,829.90 | $1,847.30 | −2.52% |
| February | $1,863.90 | $1,863.90 | $1,728.80 | $1,728.80 | −6.41% |
| March | $1,723.00 | $1,741.70 | $1,678.00 | $1,713.80 | −0.87% |
| April | $1,728.40 | $1,793.10 | $1,728.40 | $1,767.70 | +3.15% |
| May | $1,791.80 | $1,902.50 | $1,776.00 | $1,902.50 | +7.63% |
| June | $1,905.00 | $1,909.90 | $1,763.60 | $1,771.60 | −6.88% |
| July | $1,776.80 | $1,831.20 | $1,776.80 | $1,812.60 | +2.31% |
| August | $1,822.20 | $1,822.20 | $1,726.50 | $1,818.10 | +0.30% |
| September | $1,816.00 | $1,833.70 | $1,722.90 | $1,757.00 | −3.36% |
| October | $1,758.40 | $1,806.80 | $1,755.70 | $1,783.90 | +1.53% |
| November | $1,795.80 | $1,870.20 | $1,763.90 | $1,773.60 | −0.58% |
| December | $1,784.30 | $1,828.60 | $1,762.70 | $1,828.60 | +3.10% |
Closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract. Intraday highs and lows are not included.
Gold in 2021: the year in review
Vaccine rollouts, a recovering economy and rising bond yields pulled gold back from its 2020 record. Investment flows out of gold ETFs weighed on the price for much of the year.
In 2021, gold fell 3.5%, the 19th best result of the 21 calendar years since 2001. Its highest close, $1,954.40, came on January 5, and its lowest, $1,678.00, on March 8.
Gold finished higher in 6 of 12 months. The strongest month was May (+7.63%) and the weakest was June (−6.88%). The largest single-day gain of the year was 2.7% on January 4, and the largest drop was 4.7% on June 17.
Gold did not set a new record close in 2021; its best close was 5.6% below the record that stood at the time.
Figures use daily closing prices of the front-month COMEX gold futures contract, U.S. Eastern Time. See how we calculate prices.
Gold price 2021 questions
What was the price of gold in 2021?
Gold traded between $1,678.00 and $1,954.40 per troy ounce in 2021, based on daily closing prices. It closed the period at $1,828.60, and the average close was $1,798.91.
Did gold go up or down in 2021?
Gold fell 3.51% from the previous year-end close.
How does 2021 compare with a year earlier?
The year-end close of $1,828.60 is 3.5% lower than 2020.