22K and 24K rates, updated every day
Today's gold prices from the Colombo Gold Market. Prices are shown per pound and per gram, so you can check them against what a shop quotes you.
Used for most jewellery: chains, rings, bangles.
LKR 326,600
Purest gold. Sold as bars and coins, not usually as jewellery.
LKR 355,000
A pound is 8 grams, the amount Sri Lankan jewellers price gold by.
Past week
−2.22%
−LKR 7,400 since October 24
Past month
−3.00%
−LKR 10,100 since October 1
Average
LKR 337,607
30-day range
Tap a point on the line to see that day's price.
Lowest
LKR 326,600
Highest
LKR 346,000
Gold is traded worldwide in US dollars per ounce. Sri Lankan shop prices are higher because they include import taxes, the jeweller's making charge and their profit.
22 Karat
24 Karat
World gold price: $3898.90 per ounce · Dollar rate used: 332.59
The world price is live; the shop price is the one published on October 31. When gold moves quickly the two can cross over for a day or two.
Worked out from the 24K price by gold content. A shop's own price for these will also include a making charge.
21 Karat
LKR 310,936
Per gram: LKR 38,867
18 Karat
LKR 266,517
Per gram: LKR 33,315
16 Karat
LKR 237,022
Per gram: LKR 29,628
Prices from the Colombo Gold Market.
The day the Colombo Gold Market last set this price. It changes once or twice a day, so yesterday's date is normal.
When LakFeed last checked the Colombo Gold Market price. We check every hour during market hours.
These are Colombo Gold Market prices. The amount you actually pay in a shop also depends on the making charge for the item, and can differ from these figures. Always confirm with the shop before you buy.
Short answers to what people ask most about buying and pawning gold in Sri Lanka.
Today 22K gold is LKR 326,600 per pound (8 grams), which is LKR 40,825 per gram. 24K gold is LKR 355,000 per pound, or LKR 44,375 per gram. These are the Colombo Gold Market prices for October 31, 2026.
A pound is 8 grams. It is the unit Sri Lankan jewellers quote gold in, so when a shop says a chain costs one pound they mean 8 grams of gold. You may also hear it called a sovereign.
24K is almost pure gold, about 99.9%, and it is soft, so it is sold mostly as bars and coins. 22K is about 92% gold mixed with a little copper or silver to make it hard enough to wear. Nearly all jewellery sold in Sri Lanka is 22K.
The world price is for pure metal traded in bulk. A shop price adds import duty and taxes, the jeweller's making charge for turning metal into an item, and their profit. That is why a pound in a Colombo shop costs more than the same weight at the international rate.
No. These are Colombo Gold Market prices for the metal. When you buy an actual item the shop adds a making charge for the workmanship, which varies by design and can be a significant part of the final bill. Always ask for the making charge separately.
Lenders advance a share of what your gold is worth, and 70% is the legal maximum in Sri Lanka. No bank or pawnbroker may go above it, though many offer less. At today's 22K price, one pound of gold is worth about LKR 326,600, so the most anyone could advance on it is roughly LKR 228,620. Use the pawning calculator to work it out for your own weight.
We check the Colombo Gold Market price every hour during market hours, seven days a week. It usually changes once or twice a day, and sometimes not at all if the market is quiet.
The metal price is close across shops because they all follow the same world market, but it is not identical, and making charges differ a lot more. It is worth checking two or three shops before buying something expensive.