Polished diamond prices vary widely depending on a diamond s carat color clarity and cut sometimes.
Diamond price trend historical.
Diamond prices per carat show a consistent increasing trend while the annual rough diamond production worldwide has sat between 128 million carats and 152 million carats between 2009 and 2019.
Color clarity cut and carat weight.
With continued economic growth around the world and more demand for luxury goods and decline in the mining of diamonds it is expected that the prices of high gem quality natural diamonds will increase by roughly 6 each year until 2020.
While the overall health of the economy influences the prices of diamonds.
Diamond prices index 206 3 1 3 updated september 1 2020 next update october 1 2020 determining the price of a diamond or its value involves many of the factors we discuss on our diamond grading page.
1960 to 2016 index data tracking the historical diamond prices changes up to actual prices.
Since 2008 larger diamonds have appreciated better than smaller ones.
The largest markets are usa about half china and india.
Yearly increase of diamond prices and value 14 47 from 1960 to 2016 or equal to yearly compound interest of 4 3.
Diamond prices increases about 14 each year since 1960.
The price of that diamond would be 1 250 2 500 0 5.
Prices update monthly this round diamond price chart shows changes in diamond prices over the past few years for different sizes.
The per carat cost increases as the weight and quality increases.
A 0 5 carat diamond may cost 2 500 per carat.
Diamond price chart for round diamonds.
But since the reality is that 1 carat diamond prices range from 1 900 to 16 000 and 2 carat diamond prices range from 8 000 to 84 000 which is a huge difference so as a general rule of thumb in today s market my recommendation for best value for money diamond would be g color si1 clarity no fluorescence and at least very good cut and.
The crisis afflicting the diamond industry won t end anytime soon according to liberum capital markets.
Analysis and performance development of diamonds over the last 55 years.
These include the 4 cs carat weight cut color and clarity and other factors are also taken into account such as polish symmetry fluorescence and shape.
How to calculate diamond prices.
To determine the price of a diamond you need to look at the 4cs.
Diamond prices are influenced by global trends.
The second section of this article will explain how diamond prices are determined and calculated.
This price index for 1 carat 1 5 carat 2 carat and 3 carat diamonds will be updated periodically to reflect changing retail and wholesale diamond prices.
Diamonds under 4ct never rose as much nor fell as far.
An oversupply of rough diamonds a surfeit of polished stone stocks and falling prices.
Be sure to check out our diamond price index compare actual prices.