Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Sudan
Sudan: Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average was 644.28 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Sudan, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Sudan is 644.28, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 10,923.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Sudan peaked at 644.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.003, in 1987.
Sudan ranks 32nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.003 | — |
| 1988 | 0.0045 | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0069 | +54.6% |
| 1992 | 0.097 | +1300.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1586 | +63.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2883 | +81.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5782 | +100.6% |
| 1996 | 1.24 | +115.3% |
| 1997 | 1.57 | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 2.51 | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 2.56 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.57 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.58 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.59 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.58 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.44 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.17 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 2.02 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.09 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 2.34 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.67 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 3.54 | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 4.68 | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 5.84 | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 5.97 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.75 | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 63.67 | +721.8% |
| 2018 | 148.62 | +133.4% |
| 2019 | 233.56 | +57.1% |
| 2020 | 318.72 | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 415.56 | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 523.03 | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 586.69 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 644.28 | +9.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 644.28 is above the median for low income countries, which is 563.92, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 644.28 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 563.92, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1300.2% | 0.0069 | 0.097 |
| 2017 | +721.8% | 7.75 | 63.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.0045 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8459 | 0.0045 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 2.02 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.87 | 2.34 | 233.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 497.66 | 318.72 | 644.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 29 Iraq 1,300 compare
- 30 Angola 927.95 compare
- 31 Chile 900.67 compare
- 33 Central African Republic 564.28 compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 564.28 compare
- 35 Benin 563.92 compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 563.92 compare
- 35 Cameroon 563.92 compare
- 35 Chad 563.92 compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 563.92 compare
- 35 Gabon 563.92 compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 563.92 compare
- 35 Mali 563.92 compare
- 35 Niger 563.92 compare
- 35 Senegal 563.92 compare
- 35 Togo 563.92 compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Sudan?
- Exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Sudan was 644.28 in 2024, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 644.28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 in 1987.
- How does Sudan rank for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
- Sudan ranks 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,923.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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