Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Fiji
Fiji: Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average was 2.23 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Fiji, 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 2.23 for exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Fiji peaked at 2.29 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 1987.
That places Fiji 153rd out of 182 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.24 | — |
| 1988 | 1.42 | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 1.48 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.47 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.47 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.54 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.41 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.44 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.97 | +36.6% |
| 1999 | 1.97 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.13 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 2.28 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 2.18 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.89 | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 1.73 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.61 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.59 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.95 | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 1.92 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.79 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.83 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.09 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 2.08 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.06 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.08 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.15 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.17 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.07 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 2.19 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.24 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.26 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.29 | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 2.23 | -2.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 2.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.42, 13% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 2.23 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.83, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Fiji 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 | +36.6% | 1.44 | 1.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.38 | 1.24 | 1.48 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.4 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1.59 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 | 1.79 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 | 2.07 | 2.29 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Fiji?
- Exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Fiji was 2.23 in 2026, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 in 2025.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 1987.
- How does Fiji rank for exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average?
- Fiji ranks 153rd out of 182 countries with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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