Islamic finance
Zakat on Gold Calculator
Enter grams and karat — see the live value, the pure-gold equivalent, and the 2.5% due in your currency.
Gold nisab today ≈ 11,896 USD (85 g of pure gold). Zakat is due if your total zakatable wealth — this gold plus cash and other assets — stays above the nisab for one lunar year. This gold alone reaches the threshold.
Spot prices as of 2026-08-13. Educational estimate, not a fatwa — see our methodology.
How zakat on gold works
Zakat applies to gold you own — jewelry, coins, or bars — once your pure-gold holdings reach the nisab of 85 grams and a lunar year passes. Because most household gold is 22K or 21K rather than pure 24K, the karat conversion matters: it is the pure-gold content that counts against the threshold, but the 2.5% is paid on the full market value of the gold you hold.
You can pay in cash at today’s value — check the live rate on our gold price page, see today’s threshold in every currency at nisab today, or include your cash and business assets too with the full zakat calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate zakat on gold?+
Weigh your gold in grams, note its karat, and convert to pure-gold equivalent (grams × karat ÷ 24). If your total pure gold — together with your other zakatable wealth — meets the nisab (85 g of pure gold) for one lunar year, zakat is 2.5% of its current market value.
Does karat matter for zakat?+
Yes. Nisab is measured in PURE gold, so 100 g of 21K jewelry counts as 87.5 g pure — just above the 85 g threshold — while 100 g of 18K counts as only 75 g. This calculator does that conversion automatically.
Is zakat due on gold jewelry I wear?+
Scholars differ: the Hanafi school holds that jewelry in personal use is zakatable, while the Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools exempt jewelry in regular lawful use. Follow your school or ask a scholar; when in doubt, paying is the safer course.
Which gold price is used?+
The live international spot price per gram, converted to your currency and adjusted for karat purity — the same feed as our gold price pages, refreshed roughly hourly.
What if my gold alone is below the nisab?+
Nisab applies to your combined zakatable wealth. If your gold plus cash, silver, and business assets together exceed the nisab (most scholars recommend checking against the lower silver nisab too), zakat is due on the total — use the full zakat calculator for that.