gold average yearly returns last 30 years

XAU/USD had its best year between February 26, 1996 and February 26, 2026 last year, returning 64.5%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
XAU/USD
1996
-7.54%
XAU/USD
1997
-21.43%
XAU/USD
1998
-0.21%
XAU/USD
1999
-0.1%
XAU/USD
2000
-5.58%
XAU/USD
2001
2.27%
XAU/USD
2002
24.44%
XAU/USD
2003
19.83%
XAU/USD
2004
5.55%
XAU/USD
2005
18.21%
XAU/USD
2006
23.14%
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
13.26%
XAU/USD
2018
-1.58%
XAU/USD
2019
18.33%
XAU/USD
2020
24.79%