Gold rose 25.8% in US dollars in 2024, from US$2,074.90 to US$2,610.85 per ounce. The average price was US$2,388.52 per ounce, or €70.99 per gram in euros.
Gold price 2024, per troy ounce (daily closes)
Currency
Open
Close
High
Low
Average
Change
EUR
€1,885.46
€2,508.24
€2,598.00
€1,847.40
€2,208.00
+33.0%
USD
US$2,074.90
US$2,610.85
US$2,783.95
US$1,990.80
US$2,388.52
+25.8%
GBP
£1,632.53
£2,083.20
£2,163.38
£1,584.65
£1,867.51
+27.6%
Monthly average gold price 2024 (EUR)
Month
Per ounce
Per gram 24k
Per gram 18k
January
€1,866.24
€60.00
€45.00
February
€1,876.87
€60.34
€45.26
March
€1,985.17
€63.82
€47.87
April
€2,177.66
€70.01
€52.51
May
€2,175.59
€69.95
€52.46
June
€2,161.00
€69.48
€52.11
July
€2,204.22
€70.87
€53.15
August
€2,242.69
€72.10
€54.08
September
€2,311.69
€74.32
€55.74
October
€2,466.64
€79.30
€59.48
November
€2,499.49
€80.36
€60.27
December
€2,522.91
€81.11
€60.84
What the 2024 numbers mean for sellers
The gap between the year's high (US$2,783.95 on 2024-10-30) and low (US$1,990.80 on 2024-02-14) was 39.8%. For a 10 g 18k chain, that range is the difference between €445.46 and €626.46 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.