Gold price in 1992: open, high, low, close
Gold averaged $343.67 an ounce in 1992, moving between $335.00 and $354.00. Month-by-month figures, the year's change and the inflation-adjusted value, from public data.
Gold price in 1992, month by month (US dollars per troy ounce)
| Month | Open | High | Low | Close | London avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | monthly average | $354.00 | |||
| February | monthly average | $354.00 | |||
| March | monthly average | $344.00 | |||
| April | monthly average | $339.00 | |||
| May | monthly average | $337.00 | |||
| June | monthly average | $341.00 | |||
| July | monthly average | $353.00 | |||
| August | monthly average | $343.00 | |||
| September | monthly average | $345.00 | |||
| October | monthly average | $344.00 | |||
| November | monthly average | $335.00 | |||
| December | monthly average | $335.00 | |||
Daily data for this year is not in our public sources, so each month shows the average London (LBMA) price from the World Bank Pink Sheet. Intraday highs and lows were more extreme than these averages.
Source: World Bank Commodity Markets (Pink Sheet) monthly London gold prices; COMEX gold futures (GC=F) daily settlements; US CPI (FRED series CPIAUCSL). Data updated ; refreshed automatically about once a day. Figures are indicative and may be revised by the sources.
Gold in 1992: the numbers
In 1992, gold averaged $343.67 an ounce, measured by monthly averages of the London (LBMA) price. It opened the year at $354.00, reached a high of $354.00 in January 1992 and a low of $335.00 in November 1992, and closed at $335.00, a change of −7.5% from the end of 1991. 3 of the 11 month-to-month changes were higher. Adjusted for inflation, the closing price equals about $792 in September 2026 dollars.
For context, gold closed 1991 at $362.00 and 1993 at $383.00 (+14.3% in 1993).
How this compares with the whole record
The gold price history page charts every year since 1968 and lists the open, high, low and close of each, and the all-time-high tracker shows every record close. Figures for 1992 use monthly averages of the London (LBMA) price; the London price and COMEX futures differ slightly, usually by a few dollars.
Frequently asked questions
What was the gold price in 1992?
Gold averaged $343.67 per troy ounce in 1992, measured by monthly averages of the London (LBMA) price. It opened the year at $354.00 and closed at $335.00.
What was the highest gold price in 1992?
The highest monthly average in 1992 was $354.00, in January 1992. Intraday and daily highs that year were higher than the monthly average.
What was the lowest gold price in 1992?
The lowest monthly average in 1992 was $335.00, in November 1992.
Did gold go up or down in 1992?
Gold down −7.5% in 1992, from $362.00 at the end of 1991 to $335.00. Adjusted for inflation, that closing price is about $792 in September 2026 dollars.
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