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Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average in Ireland

Ireland: Annual Purchasing Power: Exchange rates, average was 0.885 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.885 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
39th
of 53 countries
All-time high
1.2 National currency per US dollar
in 1985
All-time low
0.4535 National currency per US dollar
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025

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

00.250.50.7511.2195019872025

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

Analysis

In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Ireland stood at 0.885 National currency per US dollar.

The figure is 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 Ireland peaked at 1.2 National currency per US dollar in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4535 National currency per US dollar, in 1950.

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

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

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

Year National currency per US dollar Change
1950 0.4535 National currency per US dollar —
1951 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1952 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1953 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1954 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1955 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1956 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1957 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1958 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1959 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1960 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1961 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1962 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1963 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1964 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1965 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1966 0.4535 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1967 0.4598 National currency per US dollar +1.4%
1968 0.5291 National currency per US dollar +15.1%
1969 0.5291 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1970 0.5291 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1971 0.5218 National currency per US dollar -1.4%
1972 0.5084 National currency per US dollar -2.6%
1973 0.5183 National currency per US dollar +1.9%
1974 0.5431 National currency per US dollar +4.8%
1975 0.574 National currency per US dollar +5.7%
1976 0.7066 National currency per US dollar +23.1%
1977 0.7279 National currency per US dollar +3.0%
1978 0.6622 National currency per US dollar -9.0%
1979 0.6204 National currency per US dollar -6.3%
1980 0.6179 National currency per US dollar -0.4%
1981 0.7889 National currency per US dollar +27.7%
1982 0.8946 National currency per US dollar +13.4%
1983 1.02 National currency per US dollar +14.2%
1984 1.17 National currency per US dollar +14.6%
1985 1.2 National currency per US dollar +2.5%
1986 0.9436 National currency per US dollar -21.4%
1987 0.8544 National currency per US dollar -9.4%
1988 0.8335 National currency per US dollar -2.4%
1989 0.8959 National currency per US dollar +7.5%
1990 0.7677 National currency per US dollar -14.3%
1991 0.7889 National currency per US dollar +2.8%
1992 0.7463 National currency per US dollar -5.4%
1993 0.8599 National currency per US dollar +15.2%
1994 0.849 National currency per US dollar -1.3%
1995 0.792 National currency per US dollar -6.7%
1996 0.7936 National currency per US dollar +0.2%
1997 0.8376 National currency per US dollar +5.5%
1998 0.8917 National currency per US dollar +6.5%
1999 0.9383 National currency per US dollar +5.2%
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%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland'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)
  • Ireland'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 0.4535 National currency per US dollar 0.4535 National currency per US dollar 0.4535 National currency per US dollar 10
1960s 0.4692 National currency per US dollar 0.4535 National currency per US dollar 0.5291 National currency per US dollar 10
1970s 0.5912 National currency per US dollar 0.5084 National currency per US dollar 0.7279 National currency per US dollar 10
1980s 0.9223 National currency per US dollar 0.6179 National currency per US dollar 1.2 National currency per US dollar 10
1990s 0.8265 National currency per US dollar 0.7463 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 Ireland

  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 Germany 0.885 National currency per US dollar compare
  9. 39 Greece 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

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Ireland?
Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Ireland 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 National currency per US dollar in 1985.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4535 National currency per US dollar in 1950.
How does Ireland rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
Ireland ranks 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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