gold average yearly return last 20 years

XAU/USD had its best year between January 15, 2006 and January 15, 2026 last year, returning 64.3%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
XAU/USD
2006
13.27%
XAU/USD
2007
30.8%
XAU/USD
2008
5.58%
XAU/USD
2009
24.38%
XAU/USD
2010
29.55%
XAU/USD
2011
10.06%
XAU/USD
2012
6.92%
XAU/USD
2013
-28.04%
XAU/USD
2014
-2.19%
XAU/USD
2015
-10.35%
XAU/USD
2016
8.54%
XAU/USD
2017
13.21%
XAU/USD
2018
-1.58%
XAU/USD
2019
18.26%
XAU/USD
2020
24.99%
XAU/USD
2021
-3.65%
XAU/USD
2022
-0.31%
XAU/USD
2023
13.09%
XAU/USD
2024
27.11%
XAU/USD
2025
64.29%
XAU/USD
2026
6.58%