Gold Price by Decade (Average USD per ounce) 1900s — $20.67 1910s — $20.67 1920s — $20.67 1930s — $34.69 1940s — $35.00 1950s — $35.00 1960s — $35.00 1970s — $193 1980s — $383 1990s — $362 2000s — $604 2010s — $1,393 2020s — ~$1,900