5-year history
Gold price last 5 years in USD
This page answers the broad 5-year gold-price question with the USD benchmark. It is useful when users want to understand whether today’s spot level sits near a prior cycle low, near a local peak, or in the middle of a longer multi-year move.
Start price
USD 56.64
Current price
USD 146.70
Absolute move
+90.06
5-year change
+159.0%
Coverage note
What this benchmark dataset covers
The current benchmark file covers 2021-04-01 through 2026-03-31, which is enough to answer the live “gold price last 5 years” intent for the available window without inventing older price history.
Yearly highs, lows, and changes inside the 5-year window
Year
Low
High
Year change
2021
USD 56.64
USD 59.58
+0.89 (+1.6%)
2022
USD 53.56
USD 62.69
-0.62 (-1.1%)
2023
USD 59.62
USD 65.52
+4.48 (+7.3%)
2024
USD 65.17
USD 86.57
+19.60 (+29.9%)
2025
USD 96.59
USD 145.81
+38.73 (+38.6%)
2026
USD 138.91
USD 175.52
+7.79 (+5.6%)
Helpful use
How these history pages should be used
- Use this route when the search is explicitly historical and benchmark-led, not country-rate-led.
- A 5-year page should show the total move and also the yearly path inside that move, because that is how users interpret whether gold rallied steadily or in bursts.
- If the user wants a current live answer first, route them back to the United States live gold price page.