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Gold since 2011: what €10,000 would be worth

A reproducible illustrative calculation using the stored gold-price series, with chart, return and disclosed methodology.

Data analysis

What a 10,000 investment in gold would have become since the start of the series

Current market dataAug 14, 2026, 12:45 PMSource: Gold API
Start of the available series
Jul 29, 2011
Illustrative starting amount
$10,000
Calculated ending value
$26,307
Nominal change
+163.07 %
Average per year
+6.64 %
Development of the starting amountValue of a $10,000 starting amount. Min–Max: $6,426.39$31,475.
Jul 29, 2011Observation periodAug 14, 2026

Calculated value

Value of a $10,000 starting amount
Min–Max: $6,426.39$31,475

Illustrative calculation excluding premiums, spread, custody, tax and inflation. It is not investment advice and does not represent an actual purchase.

Suggested citation

Gold Update (2026): Gold since 2011 – a data-based analysis of the stored spot-price series.

Full methodology

How the calculation works

The starting amount is converted into a theoretical gold quantity at the first available spot observation. That quantity is valued at the final observation. The chart contains stored points only; no prices are inserted and no actual dealer transaction is assumed.

What the analysis does not claim

It excludes bid-ask spreads, premiums, custody, tax and personal circumstances. Nominal return is not the same as inflation-adjusted purchasing power. Past performance cannot predict future outcomes.

Sources

Open historical gold-price data