Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average by country
Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms
Countries reporting
181
Highest
89,546
Lebanon
Lowest
0.3092
Kuwait
Median
20.77
Years covered
40
1987–2026
Data points
7,481
What the numbers show
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 89,546 in Lebanon; the lowest is 0.3092 in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.77, and the mean is 2,239.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 261,865.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 33.7%).
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 89,546 | 2026 | up 5,821.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 60,892 | 2025 | up 18,836.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran | 42,000 | 2026 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 26,169 | 2026 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 23,794 | 2026 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Somalia | 23,498 | 2018 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Laos | 20,441 | 2025 | up 151.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 16,857 | 2026 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Syria | 12,567 | 2024 | up 8,053.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 12,148 | 2026 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea | 8,770 | 2026 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 6,573 | 2026 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 5,200 | 2001 | up 261,865.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 4,415 | 2026 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 4,026 | 2026 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 3,697 | 2026 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 3,618 | 2026 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Mongolia | 3,561 | 2026 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Burundi | 2,967 | 2026 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Tanzania | 2,545 | 2026 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,220 | 2026 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo | 2,192 | 2026 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Myanmar | 2,100 | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Malawi | 1,735 | 2026 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 25 | South Korea | 1,464 | 2026 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 26 | Rwanda | 1,453 | 2026 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 1,418 | 2026 | up 9,506.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Nigeria | 1,385 | 2026 | up 435.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 1,300 | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 30 | Angola | 925.75 | 2026 | up 460.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Chile | 884.77 | 2026 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 32 | Sudan | 644.28 | 2024 | up 10,923.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 560.28 | 2026 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 560.28 | 2026 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Cameroon | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Gabon | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Niger | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Senegal | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Chad | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Togo | 556.79 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 497.29 | 2026 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 482.77 | 2026 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 48 | Comoros | 420.21 | 2026 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritania | 391.86 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia | 378.76 | 2026 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 327.85 | 2026 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 310.02 | 2026 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Pakistan | 279.81 | 2026 | up 167.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 238.4 | 2026 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 55 | Guyana | 208.5 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 56 | Liberia | 198.66 | 2025 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Japan | 156.86 | 2026 | up 44.2% | flat |
| 58 | Jamaica | 156.39 | 2026 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 155.54 | 2026 | up 612.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Nepal | 146.15 | 2026 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 61 | Haiti | 131.04 | 2026 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Algeria | 130.36 | 2026 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Kenya | 129.12 | 2026 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 64 | Iceland | 123.91 | 2026 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 122.37 | 2026 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 119.66 | 2026 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 67 | Venezuela | 118.47 | 2025 | up 1,782.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 97.86 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 69 | Bhutan | 91.44 | 2026 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 69 | India | 91.44 | 2026 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.41 | 2026 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 72 | Albania | 82.28 | 2026 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 73 | Russia | 78.54 | 2026 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 77.34 | 2021 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 75 | Gambia | 72.78 | 2026 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Mozambique | 63.57 | 2026 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 61.79 | 2026 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Philippines | 58.93 | 2026 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 52.63 | 2026 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 80 | Egypt | 48.71 | 2026 | up 381.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 46.27 | 2026 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 82 | Turkey | 43.7 | 2026 | up 1,344.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Ukraine | 43.33 | 2026 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Uruguay | 39.1 | 2026 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Suriname | 37.94 | 2026 | up 508.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 36.81 | 2026 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Taiwan | 31.62 | 2026 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 88 | Thailand | 31.58 | 2026 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 26.47 | 2026 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.97 | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 20.77 | 2026 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 92 | Zambia | 19.51 | 2026 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Mexico | 17.55 | 2026 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Moldova | 17.1 | 2026 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 95 | Lesotho | 16.32 | 2026 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Namibia | 16.32 | 2026 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 97 | South Africa | 16.32 | 2026 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 16.32 | 2026 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | 15.33 | 2026 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 100 | Eritrea | 15.07 | 2026 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 101 | Seychelles | 14.21 | 2026 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 102 | Botswana | 13.84 | 2026 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Ghana | 10.84 | 2026 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 9.72 | 2026 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 9.37 | 2026 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Morocco | 9.22 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 107 | Sweden | 9.13 | 2026 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 108 | El Salvador | 8.75 | 2026 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 8.08 | 2026 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 110 | Hong Kong | 7.81 | 2026 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 111 | Guatemala | 7.66 | 2026 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 112 | China | 6.92 | 2026 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 113 | Bolivia | 6.88 | 2026 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.74 | 2026 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 115 | Denmark | 6.38 | 2026 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 116 | Libya | 5.29 | 2025 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Brazil | 5.25 | 2026 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Romania | 4.35 | 2026 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 4.29 | 2026 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 120 | Malaysia | 3.96 | 2026 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 3.75 | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 3.67 | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 122 | Qatar | 3.67 | 2026 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 124 | Poland | 3.62 | 2026 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 125 | Peru | 3.39 | 2026 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 126 | Israel | 3.12 | 2026 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 127 | Belarus | 3.04 | 2026 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Tunisia | 2.88 | 2026 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 129 | Samoa | 2.72 | 2026 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7 | 2026 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Dominica | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Grenada | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Georgia | 2.7 | 2026 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 137 | Tonga | 2.35 | 2026 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 138 | Fiji | 2.23 | 2026 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 139 | Belize | 2 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Barbados | 2 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 1.7 | 2026 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 142 | New Zealand | 1.69 | 2026 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.67 | 2026 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 144 | Kiribati | 1.45 | 2026 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 145 | Australia | 1.44 | 2026 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 146 | Canada | 1.37 | 2026 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 147 | Brunei | 1.28 | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 147 | Singapore | 1.28 | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 149 | Bahamas | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Ecuador | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Micronesia (country) | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Panama | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | United States | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Austria | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Belgium | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Cyprus | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Germany | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Spain | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Estonia | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Finland | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | France | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Greece | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Croatia | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Ireland | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Italy | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Lithuania | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Latvia | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Malta | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Netherlands | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Portugal | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Slovakia | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 154 | Slovenia | 0.8541 | 2026 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 175 | San Marino | 0.8488 | 2026 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Switzerland | 0.7827 | 2026 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 177 | United Kingdom | 0.7416 | 2026 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 178 | Jordan | 0.7088 | 2026 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 179 | Oman | 0.385 | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 180 | Bahrain | 0.378 | 2026 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 181 | Kuwait | 0.3092 | 2026 | up 2.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 15,654
- Lower middle income 6,782
- Low income 2,206
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2,129
- Upper middle income 2,056
- Middle income 1,879
- Small states 1,859
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1,740
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 466.52
- South Asia 102.17
About this data
Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms