Gold rose 0.2% in US dollars in 2022, from US$1,809.05 to US$1,812.35 per ounce. The average price was US$1,800.80 per ounce, or €54.99 per gram in euros.
Gold price 2022, per troy ounce (daily closes)
Currency
Open
Close
High
Low
Average
Change
EUR
€1,600.47
€1,699.08
€1,849.31
€1,582.11
€1,710.34
+6.2%
USD
US$1,809.05
US$1,812.35
US$2,017.15
US$1,618.20
US$1,800.80
+0.2%
GBP
£1,339.60
£1,505.16
£1,531.02
£1,322.82
£1,458.12
+12.4%
Monthly average gold price 2022 (EUR)
Month
Per ounce
Per gram 24k
Per gram 18k
January
€1,604.51
€51.59
€38.69
February
€1,638.56
€52.68
€39.51
March
€1,767.58
€56.83
€42.62
April
€1,787.11
€57.46
€43.09
May
€1,750.78
€56.29
€42.22
June
€1,737.24
€55.85
€41.89
July
€1,707.28
€54.89
€41.17
August
€1,741.56
€55.99
€41.99
September
€1,700.89
€54.68
€41.01
October
€1,694.29
€54.47
€40.85
November
€1,692.03
€54.40
€40.80
December
€1,695.67
€54.52
€40.89
What the 2022 numbers mean for sellers
The gap between the year's high (US$2,017.15 on 2022-03-09) and low (US$1,618.20 on 2022-09-28) was 24.7%. For a 10 g 18k chain, that range is the difference between €381.50 and €445.93 at melt value in euros. Even so, the difference between a poor and a good buyer is usually larger than a year’s price swing. Read why the gold price changes or check today’s value with the scrap gold calculator.
Euro and pound figures for MetalflowAPI-native currencies are quoted directly. Data: daily closes from MetalflowAPI.