Data and downloads
Download the Gold Per Capita dataset.
Get the current gold country data as CSV or JSON, including dates, population, estimates, source status and documented limitations.
Current gold data release
Coverage195 countries
Snapshot dateMar 31, 2026
Population base2026 annual
Releasegold-research-2026.03-global-v2
Modelled above-ground gold estimates across 195 sovereign states, with a separate official monetary-gold view for 29 countries.
Cite this dataset
Gold Per Capita. gold-research-2026.03-global-v2. https://goldpercapita.com/releases/gold-research-2026.03-global-v201
Core field dictionary
The complete export adds provenance, assumptions, versions and component ranges.
| Field family | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
population_* | 2026 / 83,516,593 | Annual denominator, value, source and vintage |
iso3|m49|income_group | DEU / 276 / HIC | Sovereign-state identity and peer-model grouping |
*_coverage_status | reported / anchored / peer_estimate | Why a state is included in a holdings scope |
*_rank_low|high | 12 / 27 | Simulated 5th to 95th percentile rank band |
*_tonnes_low|base|high | bars_coins_tonnes_base | Fine-metal scenario range for one component |
*_oz_per_person | official_plus_investment_oz_per_person | Derived country metric using the shared conversion |
*_confidence | A / B / C / D | Evidence and attribution quality, not rank quality |
source_ids | un-wpp-2024|research-model-v2 | References that support the observation or estimate |
main_limitation | Fund domicile is not beneficial ownership | The most important assumption for interpreting the row |