Gold price in 1975

Gold's full-year performance in US dollars per troy ounce, with the annual average, highest and lowest monthly averages, final reported month and month-by-month changes.

12 monthly averages · January 1975 to December 1975 · USD per troy ounce

Annual return
−24.46%
Annual average
$160.92
12 monthly averages
Lowest month
$139.00
December 1975
Highest month
$180.00
February 1975
December average
$139.00
December 1975
Range
+29.50%
lowest to highest month

What happened to gold in 1975

Gold fell 24.46% to $139.00 per troy ounce on a monthly-average basis. The year's monthly averages averaged $160.92, with the lowest at $139.00 in December 1975 and the highest at $180.00 in February 1975. February was the strongest month at +2.27%, while September was the weakest at −11.66%.

Gold price chart for 1975

Gold price in 1975 in US dollars per troy ounce
1975 Range $139.00–$180.00 1975

World Bank monthly averages in USD per troy ounce; no missing month is interpolated.

Gold price by month in 1975

Monthly change compares each monthly average with the preceding month's average. These values smooth daily movement and are not month-end closes or intraday highs and lows.

Month Monthly average Change
January $176.00 −4.35%
February $180.00 +2.27%
March $178.00 −1.11%
April $170.00 −4.49%
May $167.00 −1.76%
June $164.00 −1.80%
July $165.00 +0.61%
August $163.00 −1.21%
September $144.00 −11.66%
October $143.00 −0.69%
November $142.00 −0.70%
December $139.00 −2.11%
Source and definition

These are monthly values from the World Bank Commodity Price Data under CC BY 4.0. Gold is defined as the spot average of daily rates from June 2025; earlier values are averages of the London afternoon fixing. See the history methodology.

Past returns do not predict future performance and exclude transaction costs, storage, tax and currency effects outside USD. See the risk disclaimer.