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Gold Price in Denmark Today
Live 24K gold rate in DKK, per gram. Every purity, every weight.
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At a glance
Denmark market summary
- Region
- Europe
- ISO code
- DK · DNK
- Currency
- DKK — Danish Krone
- Preferred weight
- Gram (g)
Today's Gold Market Summary in Denmark
Gold prices in Denmark are calculated from the international XAU/USD spot price and the latest DKK exchange rate. The displayed spot-derived value does not include local dealer premiums, taxes or jewellery making charges.
Recently, Denmark's average gold price has been DKK 925.74 per gram.
What moves this price day to day, and how purity and weight change what you actually get →
Quick Facts
Country
Denmark
Currency
DKK
Default Unit
Gram
Data Source
gold-api.com
About gold in Denmark
Denmark's precious-metal hallmarking law dates to a 1907 statute, in force since 1910, which required items to carry both a maker's mark and an official purity mark, with permitted gold fineness levels of 500, 750, 850, 900 and 950. Denmark remains one of a smaller group of European countries — alongside the UK, Ireland, Poland and Sweden — where hallmarking gold jewellery is a legal requirement, not a voluntary industry practice.
Market notes for Denmark
Denmark follows the EU-wide investment-gold VAT exemption: qualifying bars and coins (900+ fineness, minted after 1800, legal tender, priced within 80% of their metal value) are sold VAT-free, while investment silver carries Denmark's full 25% VAT -- one of the largest gold/silver tax gaps in the EU.
Buying gold in Denmark
Denmark's 25% standard VAT rate is among the highest in Europe, so the gap between a VAT-exempt investment gold bar and a VAT-inclusive piece of jewellery is unusually large here -- confirm which category a Danish quote falls into before comparing prices.
Tax and duty notes for Denmark
Qualifying investment gold is VAT-exempt in Denmark under the EU-wide investment-gold rules in place since 2000: gold bars and wafers must be at least 995 fine (99.5% pure), while gold coins qualify at 900+ fine (90% pure) provided they were minted after 1800, are or were legal tender, and are priced within 80% of their metal value. Gold jewellery and other non-qualifying gold products are taxed at Denmark's standard 25% VAT rate — the same rate that applies to investment silver, which unlike gold has no exemption.
Sources
What the Denmark research is based on
Each claim below traces to a specific, checkable source rather than a general reference.
- Council Directive 98/80/EC (EUR-Lex, CELEX:31998L0080)
Supports: EU-wide investment-gold VAT exemption criteria: bars/wafers >=995 fine, coins >=900 fine, post-1800 legal tender, priced within 80% of metal value
Checked Sep 6, 2026
- Skattestyrelsen (Danish Tax Agency) — D.A.5.20.2, Definition: Investeringsguld
Supports: Danish national implementation of the same 995 (bars)/900 (coins) fineness split under ML § 13, stk. 1, nr. 20
Checked Sep 6, 2026
Live prices
By purity · per g
- 24 karat24 Karat (999.9)DKK 891.63per g
- 22 karat22 Karat (916.7)DKK 817.44per g
- 21 karat21 Karat (875)DKK 780.26per g
- 18 karat18 Karat (750)DKK 668.79per g
- 14 karat14 Karat (583.3)DKK 520.14per g
- 10 karat10 Karat (416.7)DKK 371.58per g
Gold Price by Purity
Live prices in DKK.
| Purity | Per g | Per oz t | Per tola | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 karat (999.9) | DKK 891.63 | DKK 27,732.82 | DKK 10,399.81 | DKK 891,630.90 |
| 22 karat (916.7) | DKK 817.44 | DKK 25,425.22 | DKK 9,534.46 | DKK 817,439.79 |
| 21 karat (875) | DKK 780.26 | DKK 24,268.65 | DKK 9,100.74 | DKK 780,255.07 |
| 18 karat (750) | DKK 668.79 | DKK 20,801.70 | DKK 7,800.64 | DKK 668,790.06 |
| 14 karat (583.3) | DKK 520.14 | DKK 16,178.17 | DKK 6,066.81 | DKK 520,140.32 |
| 10 karat (416.7) | DKK 371.58 | DKK 11,557.42 | DKK 4,334.03 | DKK 371,579.76 |
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Estimated value
DKK 891.63
DKK 891.63 per gram at selected purity
Trend
Last 30 days
Per gram · DKK
- Change
- -1.97%
- Low
- DKK 891.72
- High
- DKK 973.51
Historical data is presented from the site's retained market samples and daily rollups.
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About the Danish Krone (DKK)
Gold in Denmark is quoted in Danish Krone (DKK, kr). Our engine converts the international spot price using the live USD/DKK exchange rate.
- 1 USD in DKK
- 6.47
- 1 DKK in USD
- 0.15456
- Decimals
- 2
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Methodology
How we calculate the price
- We fetch the international spot gold price (XAU/USD) live from gold-api.com, with automatic failover between providers.
- The spot rate is converted into the local currency using live exchange rates from exchangerate-api.com, then scaled by purity (24K, 22K, 18K…) and by weight (gram, tola, ounce, kilogram, baht).
- The result is the pure spot value. Retail counters may add dealer premium, tax and making charges — the number here is the underlying benchmark.