If you had invested 5,000 USD in gold at the beginning of 2025 (price close to 2,575 USD per ounce) and sold towards the end of that same year (approximate price of 2,716 USD per ounce), your profit would have been around 274 USD, that is, about a 5.5% return for the year.

Gold price evolution in 2025

January 2025: rebound from 2,575 USD to 2,716 USD per ounce.

Previous highs (November 2024): gold reached 2,800 USD, but in 2025 it remained within a more moderate range.

Key factors: geopolitical tensions, global inflation, and central bank decisions drove demand for gold as a safe haven.

Investment calculation

Amount invested: 5,000 USD.

Initial price (January 2025): 2,575 USD/ounce → 1.94 ounces would have been purchased.

Final price (December 2025): 2,716 USD/ounce → value of those ounces = 5,274 USD.

Net profit: 274 USD (≈ 5.5%).

Important considerations

Moderate profitability: gold offered a positive return, but lower than other more volatile assets (e.g., tech stocks in 2025).

Safe haven: although the profit was not huge, gold protected capital against inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.

USD/LATAM exchange rate: profitability would have varied according to the depreciation or appreciation of the peso against the dollar.