Official exchange rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Official exchange rate was 13.72 LCU per US$, end period in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
13.72 LCU per US$, end period
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
40th
of 51 countries
All-time high
16.57 LCU per US$, end period
in 2008
All-time low
4.75 LCU per US$, end period
in 1961
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Official exchange rate in Seychelles, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics. Measured in LCU per US$, end period.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 13.72 LCU per US$, end period for official exchange rate in 2011.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 138.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Seychelles peaked at 16.57 LCU per US$, end period in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.75 LCU per US$, end period, in 1961.
Seychelles ranks 40th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Official exchange rate in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | LCU per US$, end period | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.76 LCU per US$, end period | — |
| 1961 | 4.75 LCU per US$, end period | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 4.76 LCU per US$, end period | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 4.77 LCU per US$, end period | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 4.78 LCU per US$, end period | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.76 LCU per US$, end period | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 4.78 LCU per US$, end period | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.54 LCU per US$, end period | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 5.59 LCU per US$, end period | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 5.55 LCU per US$, end period | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 5.57 LCU per US$, end period | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.22 LCU per US$, end period | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 5.68 LCU per US$, end period | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 5.74 LCU per US$, end period | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 5.68 LCU per US$, end period | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.59 LCU per US$, end period | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 7.83 LCU per US$, end period | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 7 LCU per US$, end period | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 6.55 LCU per US$, end period | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 6.32 LCU per US$, end period | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 6.52 LCU per US$, end period | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 6.23 LCU per US$, end period | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 6.55 LCU per US$, end period | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 6.92 LCU per US$, end period | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 7.36 LCU per US$, end period | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 6.6 LCU per US$, end period | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 5.93 LCU per US$, end period | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 5.14 LCU per US$, end period | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 5.4 LCU per US$, end period | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 5.47 LCU per US$, end period | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.12 LCU per US$, end period | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 5.06 LCU per US$, end period | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 5.25 LCU per US$, end period | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 5.26 LCU per US$, end period | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.97 LCU per US$, end period | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 4.86 LCU per US$, end period | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.99 LCU per US$, end period | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.12 LCU per US$, end period | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5.45 LCU per US$, end period | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 5.37 LCU per US$, end period | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.27 LCU per US$, end period | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 5.75 LCU per US$, end period | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 5.05 LCU per US$, end period | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 5.5 LCU per US$, end period | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5 LCU per US$, end period | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5 LCU per US$, end period | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8 LCU per US$, end period | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 8 LCU per US$, end period | +38.0% |
| 2008 | 16.57 LCU per US$, end period | +107.2% |
| 2009 | 11.25 LCU per US$, end period | -32.1% |
| 2010 | 12.15 LCU per US$, end period | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 13.72 LCU per US$, end period | +13.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 13.72 LCU per US$, end period is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 494.28 LCU per US$, end period, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official exchange rate in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +107.2% | 8 LCU per US$, end period | 16.57 LCU per US$, end period |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 LCU per US$, end period | 4.75 LCU per US$, end period | 5.59 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.22 LCU per US$, end period | 5.22 LCU per US$, end period | 7.83 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.21 LCU per US$, end period | 5.14 LCU per US$, end period | 7.36 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.15 LCU per US$, end period | 4.86 LCU per US$, end period | 5.45 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.52 LCU per US$, end period | 5.05 LCU per US$, end period | 16.57 LCU per US$, end period | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.94 LCU per US$, end period | 12.15 LCU per US$, end period | 13.72 LCU per US$, end period | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 37 Mozambique 27.31 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 38 Ethiopia 17.21 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 39 Eritrea 15.38 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 41 Morocco 8.25 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 42 Lesotho 8.14 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 42 Namibia 8.14 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 42 South Africa 8.14 LCU per US$, end period compare
- 42 Eswatini 8.14 LCU per US$, end period compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Seychelles?
- Official exchange rate in Seychelles was 13.72 LCU per US$, end period in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 16.57 LCU per US$, end period in 2008.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 LCU per US$, end period in 1961.
- How does Seychelles rank for official exchange rate?
- Seychelles ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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
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.