CBSL rate, 6 Nov

Gold price in Sri Lanka in 2016

Central Bank of Sri Lanka rate for every business day of 2016

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22 carat, per pawn (8 g), close of the year
Rs 41,007
▲ 13.7% in 2016
2016 at a glance22 carat per pawn
First rate 1 JanRs 36,031
Last rate 30 DecRs 41,007
Highest 11 JulRs 46,915
Lowest 1 JanRs 36,031

Month by month in 2016

Monthly Central Bank rates for 22 carat per pawn since 2010.

MonthOpenHighLowCloseChange
December 2016Rs 40,743Rs 41,261Rs 39,750Rs 41,007+0.6%
November 2016Rs 44,378Rs 45,367Rs 41,025Rs 41,637-6.2%
October 2016Rs 45,610Rs 45,610Rs 43,411Rs 44,279-2.9%
September 2016Rs 44,995Rs 46,268Rs 44,995Rs 45,812+1.8%
August 2016Rs 46,383Rs 46,839Rs 45,145Rs 45,145-2.7%
July 2016Rs 45,475Rs 46,915Rs 45,012Rs 45,987+1.1%
June 2016Rs 41,916Rs 45,441Rs 41,655Rs 45,073+7.5%
May 2016Rs 43,921Rs 44,216Rs 41,312Rs 41,702-5.1%
April 2016Rs 41,721Rs 43,227Rs 41,339Rs 43,227+3.6%
March 2016Rs 42,272Rs 43,506Rs 41,080Rs 41,656-1.5%
February 2016Rs 38,033Rs 41,987Rs 38,033Rs 41,703+9.6%
January 2016Rs 36,031Rs 38,027Rs 36,031Rs 37,848+5.0%
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Gold in 2016: questions people ask

Answers use the Central Bank rates of 2016.

In 2016 the Central Bank rate for 22 carat gold moved between Rs 36,031 (1 January 2016) and Rs 46,915 (11 July 2016) per pawn. It ended the year at Rs 41,007 on 30 December 2016.

From the last rate of 2015 to 30 December 2016, the price of gold in rupees rose by 13.7%.

Over 241 business days the average Central Bank rate was Rs 42,884 per pawn of 22 carat gold, or Rs 5,848 per gram of 24 carat gold.

By the closing rate of each month, January was the lowest at Rs 37,848 and July the highest at Rs 45,987 per pawn of 22 carat gold.

At the end of 2016 a pawn of 22 carat gold was worth Rs 41,007. On Friday 6 November 2026 it is Rs 319,126, up 678%.

Where the numbers come from
How the price is worked out
  1. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka takes the world price of one troy ounce of gold in US dollars at the start of each business day.
  2. It converts it to rupees at its indicative US dollar exchange rate and publishes the result.
  3. We divide by 31.1035 for the price of one gram of pure (24 carat) gold.
  4. Other carats are worked out by purity: 22 carat is 22/24 of the 24 carat price.
  5. Other currencies use the Central Bank exchange rate of the same day.

Prices are for information only. Jewellers and banks set their own prices.

More gold prices for Sri Lanka

22 carat gold priceper pawnRs 319,12624 carat gold priceper pawnRs 348,13821 carat gold priceper pawnRs 304,62018 carat gold priceper pawnRs 261,103