Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Jordan
Jordan: Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average was 0.7087 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Jordan, 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.7087 for official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Jordan peaked at 0.7104 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3685, in 1987.
Jordan ranks 188th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.3685 | — |
| 1988 | 0.4075 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6161 | +51.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6697 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6783 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6747 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6897 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6993 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7001 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7093 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.708 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7087 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7101 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7104 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7103 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7083 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7092 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7091 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7089 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7088 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7085 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7084 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7081 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7082 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7081 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7081 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7082 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7082 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7089 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7088 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7089 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7095 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7089 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7091 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7089 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7093 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7095 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7091 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7091 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.7087 | -0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.7087 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.19, 3% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.7087 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.74, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +51.2% | 0.4075 | 0.6161 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.464 | 0.3685 | 0.6161 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6948 | 0.6697 | 0.7101 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.709 | 0.7081 | 0.7104 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7086 | 0.7081 | 0.7095 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7091 | 0.7087 | 0.7095 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 185 Switzerland 0.7924 compare
- 186 Isle of Man 0.7438 compare
- 187 United Kingdom 0.7434 compare
- 189 Ireland 0.6775 compare
- 190 Latvia 0.6046 compare
- 191 Cyprus 0.5035 compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Jordan?
- Official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average in Jordan was 0.7087 in 2026, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7104 in 2000.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3685 in 1987.
- How does Jordan rank for official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average?
- Jordan ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2026.
- Is official exchange rate, lcu per usd, period average rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average. 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. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).