South Africa 1 Carat Round Natural Diamond Prices

    The current price for a 1 carat round natural diamond in South Africa is R75,994.80, calculated from 28,494 diamonds that match this carat weight and shape in our database, and has decreased by 1.53% over the last 7 days.

    When comparing to 1 carat natural diamond prices, prices for these diamonds range from R7,064.79 to R717,913.44, depending on factors such as colour and clarity.

    1 Carat Round Natural Diamond Price Trends

    Overall, the trend for 1 carat round natural diamond prices over the past three weeks shows a consistent decrease.

    The 7-day change is a moderate decrease of 1.53%, the 14-day change is a sizable decrease of 1.82%, and the 21-day change is a considerable decrease of 2.90%.

    These downward trends in diamond prices could suggest weakening demand or increased supply.

    1 Carat Natural Round Diamond Prices by Color and Clarity

    Clarity \ ColorDEFGHIJ
    IFR283,713R186,922R206,290R99,120R191,268R87,314R63,979
    FLR302,658R216,321R182,015N/AN/AN/AN/A
    VVS1R191,288R170,242R124,289R109,825R89,867R64,619R55,339
    VVS2R136,999R163,611R118,297R141,574R94,422R63,837R49,155
    VS1R116,897R110,727R119,048R88,610R73,299R66,271R52,227
    VS2R114,994R102,582R99,837R82,607R68,915R68,295R53,469
    SI1R106,099R82,652R71,510R57,723R65,959R44,909R44,421
    SI2R65,729R59,608R56,346R60,705R44,109R43,834R50,256
    I1R49,857R45,301R52,942R32,751R47,062R36,132R32,655
    I2R44,635R40,545R48,060R44,312R30,004R45,918R38,876

    In South Africa, the highest quality 1 carat round natural diamonds with colour grade D and clarity FL are priced at R302,658.38.

    The lowest quality natural diamonds with colour grade J and clarity I3 are priced at R24,317.79.

    This is a difference of R278,340.59, which means that the highest quality natural diamond is priced 1144.60% higher than the lowest quality natural diamonds at the same carat weight.

    It should be noted that there may be some seeming anomalies in the table where lower quality diamonds are priced higher than better quality diamonds. This can happen as our database sources prices from a large number of suppliers and if there are relatively few of a particular combination of shape, colour, and clarity available, pricing discrepancies can occur.