What is the gold price today?

Gold is $4,411 $/troy oz on the world market, the monthly average for Aug 2026.

Why does the gold price matter to Ghana?

Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer and gold is its biggest export. A higher price brings in more dollars, which supports the cedi and government revenue.

Where does this price come from?

From the World Bank's Commodity Price Data, published monthly. API Ghana keeps the history in the commodity_prices dataset.

Gold price today

Gold

$4,411$/troy oz▲ 8.30%

as of Aug 2026

Last 30 days

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The figure is the world market price of gold in US dollars, the monthly average from the World Bank's Commodity Price Data. Gold is Ghana's largest export, so this price moves the cedi, the trade balance and the earnings of the mining districts.

The World Bank publishes the monthly average early in the following month, so the figure shown is the latest complete month.

Questions people ask

What is the gold price today?: Gold is $4,411 $/troy oz on the world market, the monthly average for Aug 2026.
Why does the gold price matter to Ghana?: Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer and gold is its biggest export. A higher price brings in more dollars, which supports the cedi and government revenue.
Where does this price come from?: From the World Bank's Commodity Price Data, published monthly. API Ghana keeps the history in the commodity_prices dataset.