Live gold prices for Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Afghanistan and Abkhazia in local currencies.
Central Asia and the Caucasus sit between Europe, Russia, China and the Middle East, and gold is a familiar store of value across the region. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are among the better-known gold-producing countries, and central banks in the region have bought gold as part of their reserves. Jewellery is also widely bought, often at lower karats than in the Gulf.
Currencies are the main thing that makes prices here look unusual. The Uzbek som and the Kazakh tenge trade in large numbers per dollar, so a gram of gold is a big figure in local money. The Azerbaijani manat and the Georgian lari behave differently and are closer to one or a few per dollar. Afghanistan has its own currency and a different market structure, and Abkhazia uses the Russian rouble.
Because many of these markets are small, the price you pay in a shop can be well above the international price, and local dealers vary more than in large markets. We show the spot-based value, which is the fair starting point for a comparison.
The list below shows 24K gold per gram in each currency. Open a country page for 22K, 21K and 18K, for per-ounce and per-tola figures, and for the exchange rate used. For purity checks and buying advice, see our guides.
Prices are the spot-based value of 24K gold per gram in the local currency, updated live. They exclude making charges, taxes and dealer margins. See the methodology.
