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Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in Australia

Australia: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates was 1.49 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.49 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
25th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.96 National currency per US dollar
in 2001
All-time low
0.672 National currency per US dollar
in 1973
Years of data
76
1950–2025

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

0.511.52195019872025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Australia is 1.49 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Australia peaked at 1.96 National currency per US dollar in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.672 National currency per US dollar, in 1973.

Australia ranks 25th of 43 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 Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in Australia, year by year

Year National currency per US dollar Change
1950 0.8929 National currency per US dollar —
1951 0.8993 National currency per US dollar +0.7%
1952 0.8921 National currency per US dollar -0.8%
1953 0.8921 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1954 0.8993 National currency per US dollar +0.8%
1955 0.8941 National currency per US dollar -0.6%
1956 0.8993 National currency per US dollar +0.6%
1957 0.8929 National currency per US dollar -0.7%
1958 0.8929 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1959 0.8929 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1960 0.8929 National currency per US dollar +0.0%
1961 0.8925 National currency per US dollar -0.0%
1962 0.8941 National currency per US dollar +0.2%
1963 0.8961 National currency per US dollar +0.2%
1964 0.8977 National currency per US dollar +0.2%
1965 0.8941 National currency per US dollar -0.4%
1966 0.8977 National currency per US dollar +0.4%
1967 0.8921 National currency per US dollar -0.6%
1968 0.9009 National currency per US dollar +1.0%
1969 0.8945 National currency per US dollar -0.7%
1970 0.8969 National currency per US dollar +0.3%
1971 0.8396 National currency per US dollar -6.4%
1972 0.7843 National currency per US dollar -6.6%
1973 0.672 National currency per US dollar -14.3%
1974 0.7536 National currency per US dollar +12.1%
1975 0.7955 National currency per US dollar +5.6%
1976 0.9205 National currency per US dollar +15.7%
1977 0.8761 National currency per US dollar -4.8%
1978 0.8692 National currency per US dollar -0.8%
1979 0.9046 National currency per US dollar +4.1%
1980 0.847 National currency per US dollar -6.4%
1981 0.8866 National currency per US dollar +4.7%
1982 1.02 National currency per US dollar +15.0%
1983 1.11 National currency per US dollar +8.7%
1984 1.21 National currency per US dollar +9.0%
1985 1.47 National currency per US dollar +21.6%
1986 1.5 National currency per US dollar +2.4%
1987 1.38 National currency per US dollar -8.0%
1988 1.17 National currency per US dollar -15.5%
1989 1.26 National currency per US dollar +7.9%
1990 1.29 National currency per US dollar +2.5%
1991 1.32 National currency per US dollar +1.8%
1992 1.45 National currency per US dollar +10.3%
1993 1.48 National currency per US dollar +1.7%
1994 1.29 National currency per US dollar -12.8%
1995 1.34 National currency per US dollar +4.3%
1996 1.26 National currency per US dollar -6.5%
1997 1.53 National currency per US dollar +22.0%
1998 1.63 National currency per US dollar +6.3%
1999 1.53 National currency per US dollar -6.1%
2000 1.81 National currency per US dollar +18.0%
2001 1.96 National currency per US dollar +8.5%
2002 1.77 National currency per US dollar -9.8%
2003 1.33 National currency per US dollar -24.5%
2004 1.28 National currency per US dollar -3.7%
2005 1.36 National currency per US dollar +6.2%
2006 1.26 National currency per US dollar -7.3%
2007 1.13 National currency per US dollar -10.2%
2008 1.44 National currency per US dollar +27.3%
2009 1.11 National currency per US dollar -22.8%
2010 0.984 National currency per US dollar -11.7%
2011 0.9846 National currency per US dollar +0.1%
2012 0.9611 National currency per US dollar -2.4%
2013 1.13 National currency per US dollar +17.4%
2014 1.22 National currency per US dollar +8.1%
2015 1.37 National currency per US dollar +12.3%
2016 1.38 National currency per US dollar +1.0%
2017 1.28 National currency per US dollar -7.2%
2018 1.42 National currency per US dollar +10.5%
2019 1.43 National currency per US dollar +0.7%
2020 1.3 National currency per US dollar -9.0%
2021 1.38 National currency per US dollar +6.1%
2022 1.48 National currency per US dollar +7.1%
2023 1.46 National currency per US dollar -0.9%
2024 1.61 National currency per US dollar +10.0%
2025 1.49 National currency per US dollar -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.8947 National currency per US dollar 0.8921 National currency per US dollar 0.8993 National currency per US dollar 10
1960s 0.8952 National currency per US dollar 0.8921 National currency per US dollar 0.9009 National currency per US dollar 10
1970s 0.8312 National currency per US dollar 0.672 National currency per US dollar 0.9205 National currency per US dollar 10
1980s 1.19 National currency per US dollar 0.847 National currency per US dollar 1.5 National currency per US dollar 10
1990s 1.41 National currency per US dollar 1.26 National currency per US dollar 1.63 National currency per US dollar 10
2000s 1.45 National currency per US dollar 1.11 National currency per US dollar 1.96 National currency per US dollar 10
2010s 1.22 National currency per US dollar 0.9611 National currency per US dollar 1.43 National currency per US dollar 10
2020s 1.45 National currency per US dollar 1.3 National currency per US dollar 1.61 National currency per US dollar 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 22 Peru 3.36 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 23 Israel 3.19 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 24 New Zealand 1.73 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 26 Canada 1.37 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 27 United States of America 1 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 28 Malta 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  7. 28 Cyprus 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  8. 28 Spain 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  9. 28 Portugal 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  10. 28 Luxembourg 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  11. 28 Italy 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  12. 28 Ireland 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  13. 28 Greece 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  14. 28 Germany 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  15. 28 France 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  16. 28 Finland 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  17. 28 Belgium 0.8511 National currency per US dollar compare
  18. 28 Austria 0.8511 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 Australia?
Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in Australia was 1.49 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 Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.96 National currency per US dollar in 2001.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.672 National currency per US dollar in 1973.
How does Australia rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
Australia ranks 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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, end of period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, end of period
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
55 places, 3,594 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