Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Jordan
Jordan: Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average was 0.7087 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Jordan, 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.7087 for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in 2026.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Jordan peaked at 0.7104 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3685, in 1987.
Jordan ranks 179th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.3685 | — |
| 1988 | 0.4075 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6161 | +51.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6697 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6783 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6747 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6897 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6993 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7001 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7093 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.708 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7087 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7101 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7104 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7103 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7083 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7092 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7091 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7089 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7088 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7085 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7084 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7081 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7082 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7081 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7081 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7082 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7082 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7089 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7088 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7089 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7095 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7089 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7091 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7089 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7093 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7095 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7091 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7091 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.7087 | -0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.7087 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.42, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.7087 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.74, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +51.2% | 0.4075 | 0.6161 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.464 | 0.3685 | 0.6161 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6948 | 0.6697 | 0.7101 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.709 | 0.7081 | 0.7104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7086 | 0.7081 | 0.7095 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7091 | 0.7087 | 0.7095 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 176 San Marino 0.8597 compare
- 177 Switzerland 0.7924 compare
- 178 United Kingdom 0.7434 compare
- 180 Oman 0.385 compare
- 181 Bahrain 0.378 compare
- 182 Kuwait 0.3103 compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Jordan?
- Exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Jordan was 0.7087 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7104 in 2000.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3685 in 1987.
- How does Jordan rank for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
- Jordan ranks 179th out of 182 countries with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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