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Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Germany

Germany: Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average was 0.885 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.885 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
39th
of 53 countries
All-time high
2.15 National currency per US dollar
in 1953
All-time low
0.6799 National currency per US dollar
in 2008
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in Germany, 1950–2025

0.511.52195019872025

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.

Analysis

Germany recorded 0.885 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Germany peaked at 2.15 National currency per US dollar in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.6799 National currency per US dollar, in 2008.

Germany ranks 39th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.

Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Germany, year by year

Year National currency per US dollar Change
1950 2.14 National currency per US dollar —
1951 2.14 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1952 2.14 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1953 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.1%
1954 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1955 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1956 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1957 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1958 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1959 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1960 2.15 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1961 2.06 National currency per US dollar -4.0%
1962 2.05 National currency per US dollar -0.8%
1963 2.05 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1964 2.05 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1965 2.05 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1966 2.05 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1967 2.05 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1968 2.05 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1969 2.02 National currency per US dollar -1.4%
1970 1.87 National currency per US dollar -7.2%
1971 1.79 National currency per US dollar -4.2%
1972 1.63 National currency per US dollar -9.1%
1973 1.37 National currency per US dollar -16.2%
1974 1.32 National currency per US dollar -3.2%
1975 1.26 National currency per US dollar -4.9%
1976 1.29 National currency per US dollar +2.3%
1977 1.19 National currency per US dollar -7.8%
1978 1.03 National currency per US dollar -13.5%
1979 0.9371 National currency per US dollar -8.7%
1980 0.9294 National currency per US dollar -0.8%
1981 1.16 National currency per US dollar +24.3%
1982 1.24 National currency per US dollar +7.4%
1983 1.31 National currency per US dollar +5.2%
1984 1.46 National currency per US dollar +11.5%
1985 1.51 National currency per US dollar +3.4%
1986 1.11 National currency per US dollar -26.2%
1987 0.919 National currency per US dollar -17.2%
1988 0.8979 National currency per US dollar -2.3%
1989 0.9613 National currency per US dollar +7.1%
1990 0.8261 National currency per US dollar -14.1%
1991 0.8485 National currency per US dollar +2.7%
1992 0.7985 National currency per US dollar -5.9%
1993 0.8453 National currency per US dollar +5.9%
1994 0.8297 National currency per US dollar -1.8%
1995 0.7327 National currency per US dollar -11.7%
1996 0.7694 National currency per US dollar +5.0%
1997 0.8866 National currency per US dollar +15.2%
1998 0.8997 National currency per US dollar +1.5%
1999 0.9383 National currency per US dollar +4.3%
2000 1.08 National currency per US dollar +15.4%
2001 1.12 National currency per US dollar +3.1%
2002 1.06 National currency per US dollar -5.3%
2003 0.884 National currency per US dollar -16.4%
2004 0.8039 National currency per US dollar -9.1%
2005 0.8038 National currency per US dollar -0.0%
2006 0.7964 National currency per US dollar -0.9%
2007 0.7297 National currency per US dollar -8.4%
2008 0.6799 National currency per US dollar -6.8%
2009 0.717 National currency per US dollar +5.4%
2010 0.7543 National currency per US dollar +5.2%
2011 0.7184 National currency per US dollar -4.8%
2012 0.7783 National currency per US dollar +8.3%
2013 0.7529 National currency per US dollar -3.3%
2014 0.7527 National currency per US dollar -0.0%
2015 0.9013 National currency per US dollar +19.7%
2016 0.9034 National currency per US dollar +0.2%
2017 0.8852 National currency per US dollar -2.0%
2018 0.8468 National currency per US dollar -4.3%
2019 0.8933 National currency per US dollar +5.5%
2020 0.8755 National currency per US dollar -2.0%
2021 0.8455 National currency per US dollar -3.4%
2022 0.9496 National currency per US dollar +12.3%
2023 0.9248 National currency per US dollar -2.6%
2024 0.9239 National currency per US dollar -0.1%
2025 0.885 National currency per US dollar -4.2%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 0.885 National currency per US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.31 National currency per US dollar, 68% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 0.885 National currency per US dollar is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8861 National currency per US dollar, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.15 National currency per US dollar 2.14 National currency per US dollar 2.15 National currency per US dollar 10
1960s 2.05 National currency per US dollar 2.02 National currency per US dollar 2.15 National currency per US dollar 10
1970s 1.37 National currency per US dollar 0.9371 National currency per US dollar 1.87 National currency per US dollar 10
1980s 1.15 National currency per US dollar 0.8979 National currency per US dollar 1.51 National currency per US dollar 10
1990s 0.8375 National currency per US dollar 0.7327 National currency per US dollar 0.9383 National currency per US dollar 10
2000s 0.8672 National currency per US dollar 0.6799 National currency per US dollar 1.12 National currency per US dollar 10
2010s 0.8187 National currency per US dollar 0.7184 National currency per US dollar 0.9034 National currency per US dollar 10
2020s 0.9007 National currency per US dollar 0.8455 National currency per US dollar 0.9496 National currency per US dollar 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 36 Singapore 1.31 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 37 United States 1 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 38 Bulgaria 0.8872 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 39 Austria 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 39 Belgium 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 39 Finland 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  7. 39 France 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  8. 39 Greece 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  9. 39 Ireland 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  10. 39 Italy 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  11. 39 Luxembourg 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  12. 39 Portugal 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  13. 39 Spain 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  14. 39 Cyprus 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  15. 39 Malta 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Germany?
Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Germany was 0.885 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 National currency per US dollar in 1953.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6799 National currency per US dollar in 2008.
How does Germany rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
Germany ranks 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, average
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
68 places, 4,358 data points, 1950–2025
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This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org