Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Lithuania
Lithuania: Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average was 2.97 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Lithuania, 1992–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Lithuania is 2.97, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Lithuania peaked at 4.34 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 2008.
Lithuania ranks 142nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.22 | — |
| 1993 | 4.34 | +34.9% |
| 1994 | 3.98 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.01 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.67 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 3.06 | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 2.78 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.78 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.75 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.52 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.48 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.61 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.48 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.69 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.11 | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 3.12 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.06 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.92 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.03 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.92 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.28 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 3.19 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.19 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.06 | -4.0% |
| 2026 | 2.97 | -3.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2.97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.1, 72% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2.97 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.84, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +34.9% | 3.22 | 4.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.94 | 3.22 | 4.34 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.36 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.48 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 | 2.92 | 3.28 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 139 Peru 3.4 compare
- 140 Israel 3.03 compare
- 141 Belarus 3.02 compare
- 143 Tunisia 2.9 compare
- 144 Samoa 2.72 compare
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 compare
- 145 Dominica 2.7 compare
- 145 Grenada 2.7 compare
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.7 compare
- 145 Saint Lucia 2.7 compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.7 compare
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Lithuania?
- Exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Lithuania was 2.97 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 in 1993.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 2008.
- How does Lithuania rank for exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average?
- Lithuania ranks 142nd out of 182 countries with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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