The short answer
Nisab by year
These currencies are fixed to the US dollar, so the figures are exact. More currencies are being added.
| Year | Gold nisab (USD) | Silver nisab (USD) | Gold price (oz / gram) | Silver price (oz / gram) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3,513 | $337 | $1,249 / $40.16 | $17.1 / $0.55 |
| 2017 | $3,538 | $337 | $1,258 / $40.45 | $17.1 / $0.55 |
| 2018 | $3,569 | $309 | $1,269 / $40.80 | $15.7 / $0.50 |
| 2019 | $3,915 | $319 | $1,392 / $44.75 | $16.2 / $0.52 |
| 2020 | $4,978 | $404 | $1,770 / $56.91 | $20.5 / $0.66 |
| 2021 | $5,063 | $496 | $1,800 / $57.87 | $25.2 / $0.81 |
| 2022 | $5,065 | $429 | $1,801 / $57.90 | $21.8 / $0.70 |
| 2023 | $5,465 | $461 | $1,943 / $62.47 | $23.4 / $0.75 |
| 2024 | $6,716 | $557 | $2,388 / $76.78 | $28.3 / $0.91 |
| 2025 | $9,681 | $784 | $3,442 / $110.66 | $39.8 / $1.28 |
| 2026* | $12,803 | $1,447 | $4,552 / $146.35 | $73.5 / $2.36 |
*2026 is the average of January to September 2026. Prices are yearly averages, so the nisab on your own zakat date may be higher or lower.
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What changed, year by year
- 2016 to 2019: gold nisab stayed between about $3,500 and $3,900. Silver nisab stayed near $310 to $340.
- 2020: gold nisab jumped about 27% to nearly $5,000, as gold rose during the pandemic.
- 2021 to 2023: gold nisab was steady at about $5,000 to $5,500.
- 2024 to 2026: the biggest rise. Gold nisab went from $6,716 to $12,803 and silver nisab rose 2.6 times, from $557 to $1,447.
What this means for your zakat
Ahmed has had $5,000 in savings, and nothing else, every year since 2016.
Silver nisab: above it every single year, so zakat of $125 a year was due.
This is why scholars' advice on which nisab to use matters. Many scholars recommend the silver nisab, because it is lower and so more people pay zakat and more poor people benefit. Read more on the rulings and evidence page.
Because nisab changes every year, always check it on your own zakat date. The Zakat Compass calculator fills in today's nisab in your currency for you.
How these numbers were worked out
- Prices: yearly average gold and silver prices in US dollars per troy ounce from the World Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet). Gold is the London afternoon fixing average up to 2024 and the spot average from 2025, as published by the World Bank. Silver is the London fixing.
- Grams: 1 troy ounce = 31.1035 g.
- Nisab weights: 87.48 g of gold (7.5 tola) and 612.36 g of silver (52.5 tola), as used on the rest of Zakat Compass.
- Numbers are rounded to the nearest dollar. No numbers were estimated or invented.
Use this data
You are welcome to use these numbers in articles, khutbahs, school lessons or research. Please link back to this page.
Zakat Compass (2026). Nisab Value History, 2016 to 2026. https://myzakatcompass.com/nisab-history/ (based on World Bank Pink Sheet prices).
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