Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average was 1,779 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 1,779 for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in 2026. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1,779 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 122.92, in 1987.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 122.92 | — |
| 1988 | 136.23 | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 216.54 | +59.0% |
| 1990 | 261.77 | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 338.69 | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 366.23 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 362.48 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 375.86 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 382.73 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 389.33 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 442.2 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 994.44 | +124.9% |
| 1999 | 846.02 | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 890.48 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1,035 | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 978.96 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 931.52 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 961.52 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,019 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 981.9 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 980.72 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,025 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1,102 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1,033 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,039 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,090 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,169 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1,273 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1,396 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 1,399 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,412 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,479 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,477 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,506 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,483 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,537 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,577 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,647 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 1,710 | +3.8% |
| 2026 | 1,779 | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +124.9% | 442.2 | 994.44 |
| 1989 | +59.0% | 136.23 | 216.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 158.56 | 122.92 | 216.54 | 3 |
| 1990s | 475.97 | 261.77 | 994.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 990.58 | 890.48 | 1,102 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,277 | 1,033 | 1,479 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,606 | 1,483 | 1,779 | 7 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.77 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 143.2 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 0.9075 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1,779 in 2026, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,779 in 2026.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.92 in 1987.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 10 groups with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms