Gold is a bright, soft and ductile precious metal that humans have used for jewelry and as a currency since antiquity. The total global market volume of gold used as jewelry worldwide amounted to 92,043 metric tons as of 2019.
Market volume of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector
(in metric tons)
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 volume of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126411/global-market-size-of-gold-by-sector/
World Gold Council. "Market volume of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in metric tons)." Chart. February 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126411/global-market-size-of-gold-by-sector/
World Gold Council. (2019). Market volume of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126411/global-market-size-of-gold-by-sector/
World Gold Council. "Market Volume of Gold Worldwide in 2018 by Sector (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126411/global-market-size-of-gold-by-sector/
World Gold Council, Market volume of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126411/global-market-size-of-gold-by-sector/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Market volume of gold worldwide in 2018 by sector (in metric tons) [Graph], World Gold Council, February 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126411/global-market-size-of-gold-by-sector/
