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
182
Highest
89,587
Lebanon
Lowest
0.3103
Kuwait
Median
20.92
Years covered
40
1987–2026
Data points
7,488
What the numbers show
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 89,587 in Lebanon; the lowest is 0.3103 in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.92, and the mean is 2,222.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 261,865.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 34.1%).
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 89,587 | 2026 | up 5,824.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 58,959 | 2026 | up 22,363.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran | 42,000 | 2026 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 26,246 | 2026 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 23,986 | 2026 | up 397.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Somalia | 23,498 | 2018 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Laos | 21,015 | 2026 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 17,379 | 2026 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Syria | 12,567 | 2024 | up 8,053.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 12,067 | 2026 | up 307.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea | 8,769 | 2026 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 6,293 | 2026 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 5,200 | 2001 | up 261,865.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 4,287 | 2026 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 4,022 | 2026 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 3,684 | 2026 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 3,572 | 2026 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 3,537 | 2026 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Burundi | 2,978 | 2026 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Tanzania | 2,592 | 2026 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,253 | 2026 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo | 2,192 | 2026 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Myanmar | 2,100 | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Malawi | 1,734 | 2026 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 25 | South Korea | 1,475 | 2026 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 26 | Rwanda | 1,459 | 2026 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 1,433 | 2026 | up 9,611.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Nigeria | 1,373 | 2026 | up 430.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 1,300 | 2026 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Angola | 927.95 | 2026 | up 461.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Chile | 900.67 | 2026 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 32 | Sudan | 644.28 | 2024 | up 10,923.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 564.28 | 2026 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 564.28 | 2026 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Gabon | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Niger | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Chad | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 35 | Togo | 563.92 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 481.5 | 2026 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 464.69 | 2026 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 48 | Comoros | 423.21 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritania | 391.86 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia | 373.26 | 2026 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 321.87 | 2026 | up 120.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Hungary | 317.9 | 2026 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 53 | Pakistan | 278.99 | 2026 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 238.28 | 2026 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 55 | Guyana | 208.5 | 2026 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 56 | Liberia | 198.66 | 2025 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Djibouti | 177.72 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Japan | 158.75 | 2026 | up 45.9% | flat |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 157.42 | 2026 | up 620.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 157.14 | 2026 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 149.97 | 2026 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 131.95 | 2026 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Haiti | 130.88 | 2026 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 129.28 | 2026 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 65 | Iceland | 123.74 | 2026 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 122.77 | 2026 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 119.15 | 2026 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 68 | Venezuela | 118.47 | 2025 | up 1,782.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 94.23 | 2026 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 70 | India | 93.74 | 2026 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 71 | Bhutan | 93.74 | 2026 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.47 | 2026 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 73 | Albania | 81.88 | 2026 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 74 | Russia | 77.52 | 2026 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 77.34 | 2021 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 76 | Gambia | 73.04 | 2026 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | 63.57 | 2026 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Philippines | 60.36 | 2026 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 59.97 | 2026 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 53 | 2026 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 81 | Egypt | 50.46 | 2026 | up 398.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | 46.78 | 2026 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 83 | Turkey | 45.34 | 2026 | up 1,398.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Ukraine | 44 | 2026 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Uruguay | 39.77 | 2026 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | 37.66 | 2026 | up 503.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 36.8 | 2026 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Thailand | 32.38 | 2026 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 89 | Taiwan | 31.75 | 2026 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 26.63 | 2026 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 91 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.95 | 2026 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Czechia | 20.89 | 2026 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 93 | Zambia | 18.94 | 2026 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Mexico | 17.42 | 2026 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Moldova | 17.28 | 2026 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 16.39 | 2026 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | 16.39 | 2026 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 16.39 | 2026 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | 16.39 | 2026 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Maldives | 15.35 | 2026 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 101 | Eritrea | 15.07 | 2026 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 102 | Seychelles | 14.24 | 2026 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 103 | Botswana | 13.99 | 2026 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Ghana | 11.17 | 2026 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Norway | 9.58 | 2026 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 9.41 | 2026 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Sweden | 9.33 | 2026 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 108 | Morocco | 9.25 | 2026 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 8.75 | 2026 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 110 | Solomon Islands | 8.05 | 2026 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 7.83 | 2026 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 112 | Bolivia | 7.8 | 2026 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | 7.64 | 2026 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 114 | China | 6.84 | 2026 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.74 | 2026 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 116 | Denmark | 6.43 | 2026 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 117 | Libya | 6.23 | 2026 | up 348.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Brazil | 5.15 | 2026 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Romania | 4.44 | 2026 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 4.34 | 2026 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 121 | Malaysia | 4.01 | 2026 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 3.75 | 2026 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 3.67 | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 123 | Qatar | 3.67 | 2026 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 125 | Poland | 3.66 | 2026 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 126 | Peru | 3.4 | 2026 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 127 | Israel | 3.03 | 2026 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 128 | Belarus | 3.02 | 2026 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Tunisia | 2.9 | 2026 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 130 | Samoa | 2.72 | 2026 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7 | 2026 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominica | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Grenada | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.7 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Georgia | 2.67 | 2026 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 138 | Tonga | 2.35 | 2026 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 139 | Fiji | 2.23 | 2026 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 140 | Belize | 2 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Barbados | 2 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | New Zealand | 1.71 | 2026 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 1.7 | 2026 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.68 | 2026 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 145 | Kiribati | 1.43 | 2026 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 146 | Australia | 1.42 | 2026 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 147 | Canada | 1.38 | 2026 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 148 | Brunei | 1.28 | 2026 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 149 | Singapore | 1.28 | 2026 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 150 | Bahamas | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Ecuador | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Micronesia (country) | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Panama | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | United States | 1 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Austria | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Belgium | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Bulgaria | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Cyprus | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Germany | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Spain | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Estonia | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Finland | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | France | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Greece | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Croatia | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Ireland | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Italy | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Lithuania | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Latvia | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Malta | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Portugal | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Slovakia | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 155 | Slovenia | 0.8602 | 2026 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 176 | San Marino | 0.8597 | 2026 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Switzerland | 0.7924 | 2026 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 0.7434 | 2026 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 179 | Jordan | 0.7087 | 2026 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 180 | Oman | 0.385 | 2026 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 181 | Bahrain | 0.378 | 2026 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 182 | Kuwait | 0.3103 | 2026 | up 2.6% | 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
- Upper middle income 2,308
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2,113
- Low income 2,022
- Middle income 1,879
- Small states 1,829
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1,779
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 457.17
- South Asia 104.67
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