Data · Commodities · Precious metals
Gold price: $4,319 per ounce
One troy ounce of gold cost $4,319 on average in September 2026, +17.7% compared with a year earlier. The World Bank publishes monthly commodity prices early each month (the “Pink Sheet”). Source: World Bank.
Average September 2026
$4,319
per troy ounce
Previous month
$4,411
August 2026
A year ago
$3,668
September 2025
Change in a year
+17.7%
year over year
Gold price over the last five years (monthly average, $ per ounce)
Frequently asked questions
What is the price of gold?
In September 2026 gold averaged $4,319 per troy ounce (31.1 grams), according to the World Bank.
Why a monthly average and not a daily price?
The World Bank publishes commodity prices as monthly averages. Daily market prices move around that value.
What moves the gold price?
Mainly real interest rates, the dollar, central bank buying and demand for safe assets in uncertain times.
Source
World Bank, Commodity Price Data (“Pink Sheet”), gold, monthly average in US dollars per troy ounce. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. www.worldbank.org
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