Price Evolution
Market pricing trends
This statistic depicts the price evolution from 1960 to 2020 for a one-carat diamond with the following attributes: - EX EX EX, H&A - No fluorescence - Girdle thickness medium - Flawless - Extremely rare.
In 1960, the average price for such a diamond stood at some 2700 USD. Since then, the diamond price has increased more than tenfold.
Suply and demand
What are the prospects for the coming years?
As the known global diamond reserves continue to be mined and depleted while demand increases, a demand-supply gap is expected to develop in the coming years.
By 2050, there is a forecasted supply shortfall of some 278 million carats of diamonds worldwide (Statista Research Department, 2016).
