Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Syria: Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
457.17
in 2026
Syria
12,567
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
9th
Syria rank
9th

Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Syria
05.0k10.0k15.0k198720062026

How they compare

Syria currently reports 12,567 against 457.17 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12,110.

That makes Syria's figure about 27.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Syria ranks 9th of 10 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 30.82 11.22 19.59 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 73.12 11.22 61.89 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 178.67 11.22 167.45 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 187.7 244.99 57.29 Syria
2020s 336.19 4,631 4,294 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Syria?
Syria, at 12,567 against 457.17 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Syria?
12,110, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Syria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Syria rank globally for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Syria ranks 9th of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 7,488 data points, 1987–2026
Last refreshed

Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms