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Global demand for gold has crossed 5,000 tonnes to reach a new all-time high in 2025, mainly driven by investments, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report on Thursday. Total gold demand hit a new all-time high of 5,002 tonnes in 2025, up from 4,961.9 tonnes in the previous year, as the investment demand surged to 2,175.3 tonnes compared to 1,185.4 tonnes in 2024, driven by safe-haven and diversification factors, according to the WGC's Full-Year 2025 Gold Demand Trends report. In the October-December quarter, the consumer demand went up by 2 per cent to 1,345.3 tonnes compared with 1,318.5 tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous year. The average gold price globally stood at USD 2,709.7 per ounce in January 2025 on the LMBA (London Bullion Market Association) as compared to USD 2,034 per ounce in January 2024. Investment demand, both ETFs and bars and coins, went up by 84 per cent in 2025 to 2,175.3 tonnes from 1,185.4 tonnes in the previous year. This surge in ..
Global gold demand increased 3 per cent year-on-year to 1,249 tonnes during the April-June quarter of the current year, amid a high price environment, World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report on Thursday. Strong gold investment flows largely fuelled quarterly growth, as an increasingly unpredictable geopolitical environment and price momentum sustained demand, according to WGC's Q2 2025 Gold Demand Trends report. "Gold ETF investment remained a key driver of total demand, with inflows of 170 tonnes over the quarter, compared with small outflows in Q2 2024. "Asian-listed funds were major contributors at 70 tonnes, keeping pace with US flows. Combined with record inflows in the first quarter, global gold ETF demand reached 397 tonnes, the highest first-half total since 2020," the report added. Meanwhile, the total bar and coin investment also increased 11 per cent year-on-year, adding 307 tonnes. Chinese investors led the way with a 44 per cent year-on-year increase to 115 tonnes,