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Gold and CPI

Global gold price from the World Bank Pink Sheet alongside national CPI inflation.

The gold price Gold is quoted globally in US dollars, whereas Inflation measures domestic consumer price inflation.

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Gold

Annual average world price of gold in US dollars per troy ounce from the World Bank Pink Sheet report.

Source
World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet)
Indicator code in source
GOLD
Unit of measure
US$ per troy ounce
Year
1960–2025
Retrieved
2026-09-15

Inflation

Annual consumer price inflation (CPI). In Poland it reached roughly 568% in 1990, 14% in 2022, and about 4% in 2025.

Source
World Bank Open Data
Indicator code in source
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unit of measure
percent
Year
1960–2025
Retrieved
2026-09-15

World

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Gold

Annual average world price of gold in US dollars per troy ounce from the World Bank Pink Sheet report.

About this series

Gold price, annual average, US$ per troy ounce. World Bank Pink Sheet.

Indicator definition

Column Gold, Annual Prices (Nominal). World geo only.

How to read the data

Pair: Silver. Gold and silver prices in USD per troy ounce.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID ccea81bd436a
Longseries, “Gold”. World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet) (GOLD), 1960–2025, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: ccea81bd436a082887a36b0c938349583de077e41cd78ae2a3a8ad29459ca857. https://longseries.com/en/d/cmo-gold/

Latest values

1 place — sorted by value, highest first
Country
World20253,442 USD/oz3.4K USD/oz
Data coverage
  • World: 1960–2025; observations: 66; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

World

66 rows for World

Time range:
0.01,000.02,000.03,000.04,000.0196019701980199020002010202020253,442.0
Year

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World

Period statistics

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World

35.0→3,442.0

Total change
+9,734.3 %
Annual growth (CAGR)
+7.3 %
Period
1960–2025

World: 35.0 (1960) → 3,442.0 (2025). Change of +9,734.3 % over 65 years. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +7.3 % per year.

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Format:
Gold, US$ / troy oz, World Bank Pink Sheet — World
YearCountryValue
2025World3,442 USD/oz
2024World2,388 USD/oz
2023World1,943 USD/oz
2022World1,801 USD/oz
2021World1,800 USD/oz
2020World1,770 USD/oz
2019World1,392 USD/oz
2018World1,269 USD/oz
2017World1,258 USD/oz
2016World1,249 USD/oz
2015World1,161 USD/oz
2014World1,266 USD/oz
2013World1,411 USD/oz
2012World1,670 USD/oz
2011World1,569 USD/oz
2010World1,225 USD/oz
2009World973 USD/oz
2008World872 USD/oz
2007World697 USD/oz
2006World604 USD/oz

Inflation

Annual consumer price inflation (CPI). In Poland it reached roughly 568% in 1990, 14% in 2022, and about 4% in 2025.

About this series

Official CPI inflation, year on year, %. Same countries as Consumer prices, no world line.

Indicator definition

Annual consumer price inflation (year-on-year CPI change in percent). World Bank standard; for European comparisons see HICP inflation.

How to read the data

Poland 1990: ~568%; 2022: 14%; 2025: ~3.8%. Germany and the US stay single-digit outside known decades. Pair with GDP growth and Consumer prices.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID f1bb1454e9ae
Longseries, “Inflation”. World Bank Open Data (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), 1960–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: f1bb1454e9ae93c4d1ff261359676d7f4a68ea0338be97a92d8f6c666812eb7b. https://longseries.com/en/d/inflation/

Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Brazil; lowest — China

Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.

14 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearBrazil2025+5.0168%+5%
United Kingdom2025+3.8831%+3.9%
Poland2025+3.8142%+3.8%
Netherlands2025+3.2596%+3.3%
Japan2025+3.1725%+3.2%
United States2024+2.9495%+2.9%
Spain2025+2.6999%+2.7%
Czechia2025+2.46%+2.5%
Remaining locations (6)
    Data coverage
    • Poland: 1971–2025; observations: 55; missing years: 0

    Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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    55 rows for Poland

    Time range:
    −150.0%0.0%+150.0%+300.0%+450.0%+600.0%1971198019902000201020202025+3.8%
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    Poland

    Period statistics

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    Poland

    +1.1%→+3.8%

    Total change
    +2.7 pp
    Period
    1971–2025

    Poland: +1.1% (1971) → +3.8% (2025). Difference: +2.7 pp. Peak value of +567.9% in 1990; lowest value of −0.9% in 2015.

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    Format:
    Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), World Bank — Poland
    YearCountryValue
    2025Poland+3.8142%
    2024Poland+3.7906%
    2023Poland+11.5289%
    2022Poland+14.4295%
    2021Poland+5.055%
    2020Poland+3.3745%
    2019Poland+2.2275%
    2018Poland+1.813%
    2017Poland+2.0759%
    2016Poland−0.6648%
    2015Poland−0.8741%
    2014Poland+0.0538%
    2013Poland+0.992%
    2012Poland+3.5604%
    2011Poland+4.2394%
    2010Poland+2.5807%
    2009Poland+3.7954%
    2008Poland+4.165%
    2007Poland+2.4587%
    2006Poland+1.2847%