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Official exchange rate in Egypt

Egypt: Official exchange rate was 5.35 LCU per US$, end period in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
5.35 LCU per US$, end period
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
47th
of 51 countries
All-time high
6.15 LCU per US$, end period
in 2003
All-time low
0.7 LCU per US$, end period
in 1984
Years of data
28
1984–2011

Official exchange rate in Egypt, 1984–2011

02461984199720111984: 0.7 LCU per US$, end period1985: 0.7 LCU per US$, end period1986: 0.7 LCU per US$, end period1987: 0.7 LCU per US$, end period1988: 0.7 LCU per US$, end period1989: 1.1 LCU per US$, end period1990: 2.7 LCU per US$, end period1991: 3.3 LCU per US$, end period1992: 3.3 LCU per US$, end period1993: 3.3 LCU per US$, end period1994: 3.4 LCU per US$, end period1995: 3.4 LCU per US$, end period1996: 3.4 LCU per US$, end period1997: 3.5 LCU per US$, end period1998: 3.7 LCU per US$, end period1999: 3.4 LCU per US$, end period2000: 3.7 LCU per US$, end period2001: 4.5 LCU per US$, end period2002: 4.5 LCU per US$, end period2003: 6.2 LCU per US$, end period2004: 6.1 LCU per US$, end period2005: 5.7 LCU per US$, end period2006: 5.7 LCU per US$, end period2007: 5.5 LCU per US$, end period2008: 5.5 LCU per US$, end period2009: 5.5 LCU per US$, end period2010: 5.7 LCU per US$, end period2011: 5.3 LCU per US$, end period

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics. Measured in LCU per US$, end period.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 5.35 LCU per US$, end period for official exchange rate in 2011.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Egypt peaked at 6.15 LCU per US$, end period in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7 LCU per US$, end period, in 1984.

Egypt ranks 47th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7667 LCU per US$, end period 0.7 LCU per US$, end period 1.1 LCU per US$, end period 6
1990s 3.34 LCU per US$, end period 2.71 LCU per US$, end period 3.68 LCU per US$, end period 10
2000s 5.29 LCU per US$, end period 3.69 LCU per US$, end period 6.15 LCU per US$, end period 10
2010s 5.51 LCU per US$, end period 5.35 LCU per US$, end period 5.66 LCU per US$, end period 2

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 46 Botswana 7.53 LCU per US$, end period compare
  2. 48 Sudan 2.68 LCU per US$, end period compare
  3. 49 Ghana 1.55 LCU per US$, end period compare
  4. 50 Tunisia 1.43 LCU per US$, end period compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official exchange rate in Egypt?
Official exchange rate in Egypt was 5.35 LCU per US$, end period in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.
What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 6.15 LCU per US$, end period in 2003.
What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 LCU per US$, end period in 1984.
How does Egypt rank for official exchange rate?
Egypt ranks 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, end period)
Unit
LCU per US$, end period
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,451 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This series shows the end period value of local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar.