In 2020, 74 percent of central banks said that they invest in physical gold globally, while only 20 percent of sovereigns said the same. Sovereign investors tended to implement more alternative modes of gold investment. For example, about 40 percent of sovereigns invested in gold-backed ETFs.
Share of gold investments made by sovereigns and central banks worldwide in 2020, by mode of investment
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Statistics on Gold as an investment
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Leading major financial assets worldwide 2021, by average daily trading volume
- Premium Statistic Global production of gold mines 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Gold production ranked by major countries 2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of gold reserves by country 2022
- Premium Statistic Global largest gold mines by production volume 2021
Demand
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- Premium Statistic Gold demand globally 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Gold demand volume worldwide by sector 2021
- Basic Statistic Global gold demand share by sector 2021
- Basic Statistic Global demand for gold by purpose quarterly 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Global gold import value by leading country 2021
- Premium Statistic Retail investment demand for physical gold Europe Q1 2016-Q2 2022
Price
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- Premium Statistic Price of gold per troy ounce 1990-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly prices for gold worldwide from January 2014 to December 2022
- Basic Statistic Average prices for gold worldwide 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Monthly prices for gold worldwide 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic Gold futures contracts price in the U.S. by month 2019-2022, with forecasts to 2028
- Premium Statistic Monthly close price of gold in London 2018-2022
Return
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- Premium Statistic Annual return of gold and other assets worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Average annual return of gold and other assets worldwide 1971-2022
- Premium Statistic 10-year average return of gold and other assets worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic 20-year average return of gold and other assets worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Rate of return of gold as an investment 2002-2022
- Premium Statistic Gold performance around rate hikes in the U.S.
Holdings by country
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- Premium Statistic Total weight of gold holdings by United States 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Total weight of gold holdings Germany 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Total weight of gold holdings in Italy 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Total weight of gold holdings by France 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Total weight of gold holdings by Russia 2014-2022
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- Share of central banks and sovereign funds globally with an ESG policy 2019
- Share of central banks and sovereign funds worldwide with an ESG policy 2017 vs 2019
- Physical investment in gold India 2010-2018
- Leading physically-backed gold ETFs worldwide Q4 2016 by AuM in tonnes
- Assets managed by global non-commodity sovereign wealth funds 2008-2014
- Assets of central bank in Argentina 2002-2018
- Global asset allocation plans of sovereign investors 2019, by region
- Assets managed by global commodity sovereign wealth funds 2008-2014
- Assets managed by global sovereign wealth funds 2000-2013
- Asset allocation plans of sovereign investors in North America 2018-2019
- Assets of central bank in China 2006-2020
- Assets of central bank in Chile 2002-2018
- Assets of central bank in South Africa 2002-2020
- Assets of central bank in Mexico 2002-2018
- Distribution of largest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) 2015, by launch year
- Value of sovereign wealth funds' investment deals worldwide 2015-2022
- Leading areas for distributed ledger technology application by central banks 2017
- Average quarterly consumer demand for gold in Spain Q1 2015 - Q1 2017
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- Share of central banks and sovereign funds globally with an ESG policy 2019
- Share of central banks and sovereign funds worldwide with an ESG policy 2017 vs 2019
- Physical investment in gold India 2010-2018
- Leading physically-backed gold ETFs worldwide Q4 2016 by AuM in tonnes
- Assets managed by global non-commodity sovereign wealth funds 2008-2014
- Assets of central bank in Argentina 2002-2018
- Global asset allocation plans of sovereign investors 2019, by region
- Assets managed by global commodity sovereign wealth funds 2008-2014
- Assets managed by global sovereign wealth funds 2000-2013
- Asset allocation plans of sovereign investors in North America 2018-2019
- Assets of central bank in China 2006-2020
- Assets of central bank in Chile 2002-2018
- Assets of central bank in South Africa 2002-2020
- Assets of central bank in Mexico 2002-2018
- Distribution of largest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) 2015, by launch year
- Value of sovereign wealth funds' investment deals worldwide 2015-2022
- Leading areas for distributed ledger technology application by central banks 2017
- Average quarterly consumer demand for gold in Spain Q1 2015 - Q1 2017
Invesco Ltd.. (July 20, 2020). Share of gold investments made by sovereigns and central banks worldwide in 2020, by mode of investment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155133/global-approach-gold-investment-sovereigns-central-banks/
Invesco Ltd.. "Share of gold investments made by sovereigns and central banks worldwide in 2020, by mode of investment." Chart. July 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155133/global-approach-gold-investment-sovereigns-central-banks/
Invesco Ltd.. (2020). Share of gold investments made by sovereigns and central banks worldwide in 2020, by mode of investment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155133/global-approach-gold-investment-sovereigns-central-banks/
Invesco Ltd.. "Share of Gold Investments Made by Sovereigns and Central Banks Worldwide in 2020, by Mode of Investment." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155133/global-approach-gold-investment-sovereigns-central-banks/
Invesco Ltd., Share of gold investments made by sovereigns and central banks worldwide in 2020, by mode of investment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155133/global-approach-gold-investment-sovereigns-central-banks/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Share of gold investments made by sovereigns and central banks worldwide in 2020, by mode of investment [Graph], Invesco Ltd., July 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1155133/global-approach-gold-investment-sovereigns-central-banks/