The total market value of gold worldwide in 2018 amounted to nearly eight trillion U.S. dollars. Jewelry was the leading sector, accounting for 3.75 trillion U.S. dollars of the global market value of gold.
Market value of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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* U.S.-dollar values were calculated by the source using the full year 2018 average LBMA Gold price of 1,269 U.S. dollars per ounce. Financial gold is defined as the sum of official sector holdings, bars and coins, and ETPs (including gold-backed exchange traded funds and similar products).
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World Gold Council. (February 12, 2019). Market value of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125923/global-market-value-of-gold/
World Gold Council. "Market value of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. February 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125923/global-market-value-of-gold/
World Gold Council. (2019). Market value of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125923/global-market-value-of-gold/
World Gold Council. "Market Value of Gold Worldwide in 2018 by Sector (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125923/global-market-value-of-gold/
World Gold Council, Market value of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125923/global-market-value-of-gold/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Market value of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], World Gold Council, February 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125923/global-market-value-of-gold/
