Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average by country

Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values after a new currency's introduction presented in the old currency's terms

Countries reporting
181
Highest
89,546
Lebanon
Lowest
0.3092
Kuwait
Median
36.81
Years covered
40
1987–2026
Data points
7,074

What the numbers show

Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, 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 36.81, and the mean is 2,253.

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, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Italy 1,654 2026 down 5.6% rising
26 South Korea 1,464 2026 up 26.2% rising
27 Rwanda 1,453 2026 up 85.1% volatile
28 Argentina 1,418 2026 up 9,506.7% volatile
29 Nigeria 1,385 2026 up 435.7% volatile
30 Iraq 1,300 2025 up 11.4% falling
31 Angola 925.75 2026 up 460.3% volatile
32 Chile 884.77 2026 up 30.7% rising
33 Sudan 644.28 2024 up 10,923.7% volatile
34 Central African Republic 560.28 2026 down 6.0% rising
34 Cote d'Ivoire 560.28 2026 down 6.0% rising
36 Guinea-Bissau 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Benin 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Burkina Faso 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Cameroon 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Gabon 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Equatorial Guinea 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Mali 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Niger 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Senegal 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Chad 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
37 Togo 556.79 2026 down 6.1% rising
47 Kazakhstan 497.29 2026 up 45.4% volatile
48 Costa Rica 482.77 2026 down 11.3% rising
49 Comoros 420.21 2026 down 5.6% rising
50 Mauritania 391.86 2024 up 32.9% rising
51 Armenia 378.76 2026 down 21.2% rising
52 Hungary 327.85 2026 up 16.4% rising
53 Sri Lanka 310.02 2026 up 112.1% volatile
54 Greece 291.05 2026 down 5.6% rising
55 Pakistan 279.81 2026 up 167.2% volatile
56 Yemen 238.4 2026 down 1.0% rising
57 Guyana 208.5 2025 up 1.0% rising
58 Slovenia 204.69 2026 down 5.6% rising
59 Liberia 198.66 2025 up 130.5% volatile
60 Portugal 171.24 2026 down 5.6% rising
61 Japan 156.86 2026 up 44.2% flat
62 Jamaica 156.39 2026 up 24.9% volatile
63 Ethiopia 155.54 2026 up 612.2% volatile
64 Nepal 146.15 2026 up 36.0% rising
65 Spain 142.12 2026 down 5.6% rising
66 Haiti 131.04 2026 up 107.4% volatile
67 Algeria 130.36 2026 up 19.1% volatile
68 Kenya 129.12 2026 up 27.2% rising
69 Iceland 123.91 2026 up 2.5% rising
70 Bangladesh 122.37 2026 up 56.0% rising
71 Vanuatu 119.66 2026 up 9.2% falling
72 Venezuela 118.47 2025 up 1,782.9% volatile
73 Cape Verde 97.86 2025 down 1.5% rising
74 Bhutan 91.44 2026 up 36.1% rising
74 India 91.44 2026 up 36.1% rising
76 Kyrgyzstan 87.41 2026 up 24.4% rising
77 Albania 82.28 2026 down 33.7% falling
78 Russia 78.54 2026 up 17.1% volatile
79 Afghanistan 77.34 2021 up 65.4% rising
80 Gambia 72.78 2026 up 73.1% volatile
81 Mozambique 63.57 2026 up 1.2% volatile
82 Dominican Republic 61.79 2026 up 34.4% volatile
83 Philippines 58.93 2026 up 24.1% rising
84 North Macedonia 52.63 2026 down 5.5% flat
85 Egypt 48.71 2026 up 381.1% volatile
86 Mauritius 46.27 2026 up 30.2% rising
87 Turkey 43.7 2026 up 1,344.4% volatile
88 Ukraine 43.33 2026 up 69.7% volatile
89 Uruguay 39.1 2026 up 29.9% volatile
90 Suriname 37.94 2026 up 508.1% volatile
91 Nicaragua 36.81 2026 up 28.7% volatile
92 Belgium 34.46 2026 down 5.6% flat
93 Luxembourg 34.46 2026 down 5.6% flat
94 Taiwan 31.62 2026 down 2.0% rising
95 Thailand 31.58 2026 down 10.5% rising
96 Honduras 26.47 2026 up 15.9% rising
97 Slovakia 25.73 2026 down 5.6% falling
98 Sao Tome and Principe 21.97 2025 down 0.5% volatile
99 Czechia 20.77 2026 down 15.1% falling
100 Zambia 19.51 2026 up 89.2% volatile
101 Mexico 17.55 2026 down 6.2% volatile
102 Moldova 17.1 2026 down 14.1% rising
103 Lesotho 16.32 2026 up 10.9% volatile
103 Namibia 16.32 2026 up 10.9% volatile
105 South Africa 16.32 2026 up 10.9% volatile
106 Eswatini 16.32 2026 up 10.9% volatile
107 Maldives 15.33 2026 down 0.1% rising
108 Eritrea 15.07 2026 down 1.8% rising
109 Seychelles 14.21 2026 up 6.9% rising
110 Botswana 13.84 2026 up 27.0% volatile
111 Estonia 13.36 2026 down 5.6% flat
112 Austria 11.75 2026 down 5.6% flat
113 Ghana 10.84 2026 up 174.3% volatile
114 Norway 9.72 2026 up 15.7% rising
115 Tajikistan 9.37 2026 up 19.6% volatile
116 Morocco 9.22 2026 down 6.1% rising
117 Sweden 9.13 2026 up 6.6% rising
118 El Salvador 8.75 2026 up 0.1% rising
119 Solomon Islands 8.08 2026 up 2.6% rising
120 Hong Kong 7.81 2026 up 0.7% flat
121 Guatemala 7.66 2026 up 0.8% rising
122 China 6.92 2026 up 4.2% rising
123 Bolivia 6.88 2026 down 0.4% rising
124 Trinidad and Tobago 6.74 2026 up 1.6% rising
125 Croatia 6.44 2026 down 5.5% rising
126 Denmark 6.38 2026 down 5.2% flat
127 France 5.6 2026 down 5.6% flat
128 Libya 5.29 2025 up 283.1% volatile
129 Brazil 5.25 2026 up 50.7% volatile
130 Finland 5.08 2026 down 5.6% rising
131 Romania 4.35 2026 up 7.1% volatile
132 Papua New Guinea 4.29 2026 up 37.0% rising
133 Malaysia 3.96 2026 down 4.4% rising
134 Saudi Arabia 3.75 2026 up 0.0% flat
135 United Arab Emirates 3.67 2026 up 0.0% flat
135 Qatar 3.67 2026 up 0.9% flat
137 Poland 3.62 2026 down 8.4% rising
138 Peru 3.39 2026 up 0.3% rising
139 Israel 3.12 2026 down 18.7% rising
140 Belarus 3.04 2026 up 52.6% volatile
141 Lithuania 2.95 2026 down 5.6% falling
142 Tunisia 2.88 2026 up 34.2% rising
143 Samoa 2.72 2026 up 7.1% rising
144 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 2026 up 0.1% volatile
144 Dominica 2.7 2026 unchanged flat
144 Grenada 2.7 2026 unchanged flat
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.7 2026 unchanged flat
144 Saint Lucia 2.7 2026 unchanged flat
144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.7 2026 unchanged flat
150 Georgia 2.7 2026 up 14.0% rising
151 Tonga 2.35 2026 up 7.1% rising
152 Fiji 2.23 2026 up 7.0% rising
153 Belize 2 2026 unchanged flat
153 Barbados 2 2026 unchanged flat
155 Netherlands 1.88 2026 down 5.6% flat
156 Azerbaijan 1.7 2026 up 5.5% rising
157 New Zealand 1.69 2026 up 18.0% falling
158 Bulgaria 1.67 2026 down 5.6% volatile
159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.67 2026 down 5.6% rising
159 Germany 1.67 2026 down 5.6% flat
161 Kiribati 1.45 2026 up 7.5% flat
162 Australia 1.44 2026 up 6.9% flat
163 Canada 1.37 2026 up 3.4% flat
164 Brunei 1.28 2026 down 7.7% falling
164 Singapore 1.28 2026 down 7.7% falling
166 Bahamas 1 2026 unchanged flat
166 Ecuador 1 2026 unchanged volatile
166 Micronesia (country) 1 2026 unchanged flat
166 Panama 1 2026 unchanged flat
166 United States 1 2026 unchanged flat
171 San Marino 0.8488 2026 down 6.1% volatile
172 Switzerland 0.7827 2026 down 20.6% falling
173 United Kingdom 0.7416 2026 up 0.1% rising
174 Jordan 0.7088 2026 down 0.0% rising
175 Ireland 0.6727 2026 down 5.6% flat
176 Latvia 0.6003 2026 down 5.6% flat
177 Cyprus 0.4999 2026 down 5.6% flat
178 Oman 0.385 2026 up 0.0% flat
179 Bahrain 0.378 2026 up 0.3% flat
180 Malta 0.3667 2026 down 5.6% rising
181 Kuwait 0.3092 2026 up 2.3% flat

About this data

Indicator
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 7,074 data points, 1987–2026
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values after a new currency's introduction presented in the old currency's terms