Gold & Metals
Gold Rate per Gram in Sri Lanka: How It Is Calculated
How the gold price per gram is derived from the international spot price, adjusted for karat purity, and why the price you pay in a jewellery shop is higher.
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Sovereign Converter
Sri Lankan gold prices are quoted per gram and per sovereign, a customary trade weight of 8 grams. This converter moves between the two, for weights and for prices.
Sovereigns
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The sovereign used in South Asian gold trading, including Sri Lanka, is a customary weight of 8 grams. A per-sovereign quote refers to the alloy being quoted (for example 22K/916), not to pure gold. This tool converts units; it does not tell you what any item is worth.
This tool converts units and price bases; it does not supply prices. Confirm the actual rate with a jeweller or bank, and note whether a quote refers to 24K, 22K or another purity.
About this tool
Method: Fixed unit arithmetic on the customary South Asian sovereign weight: 1 sovereign = 8 grams; per-sovereign price = per-gram price × 8.
Limitations: The sovereign here is the trade weight, not the historical British coin as a collectable. Quotes for different purities are not comparable without conversion.
Sources: Glossary: sovereign (weight) · How Gold Prices Are Calculated in Sri Lanka
Last updated: 24 July 2026. Runs entirely in your browser; nothing you enter is transmitted or stored.
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