Gold vs Nifty 50
Compare the growth of ₹1,00,000 invested in gold versus the Nifty 50 index over 9 years.
Results
Performance summary
9-year comparison starting from 2016.
Gold CAGR
14.22%
→ ₹3,31,010
Nifty CAGR
12.95%
→ ₹2,99,299
Over this 9-year window, gold outperformed by 1.3 percentage points per year. A ₹1,00,000 investment grew to ₹3,31,010 in gold vs ₹2,99,299 in Nifty 50.
Historical chart
Growth comparison
Year-by-year
Annual breakdown
How each investment performed every year.
| Year | Gold value | Nifty value | Gold – Nifty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | ₹0 |
| 2017 | ₹1,03,484 | ₹1,28,646 | -₹25,162 |
| 2018 | ₹1,09,408 | ₹1,32,700 | -₹23,292 |
| 2019 | ₹1,22,648 | ₹1,48,653 | -₹26,005 |
| 2020 | ₹1,69,338 | ₹1,70,805 | -₹1,467 |
| 2021 | ₹1,67,596 | ₹2,12,002 | -₹44,406 |
| 2022 | ₹1,81,882 | ₹2,21,179 | -₹39,298 |
| 2023 | ₹2,22,997 | ₹2,65,477 | -₹42,480 |
| 2024 | ₹2,68,293 | ₹2,88,851 | -₹20,559 |
| 2025 | ₹3,31,010 | ₹2,99,299 | +₹31,712 |
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Past performance is not indicative of future results. Nifty returns shown are index price only, excluding dividends.