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Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). 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).

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Ecuador $25,000.00 2006
2 Vietnam $20,828.00 2012
3 Sao Tome and Principe $19,068.42 2012
4 Iran $12,175.55 2012
5 Indonesia $9,386.63 2012
6 Belarus $8,336.90 2012
7 Laos $8,030.06 2011
8 Guinea $6,658.03 2011
9 Turkmenistan $5,200.00 2001
10 Paraguay $4,424.92 2012
11 Sierra Leone $4,344.04 2012
12 Cambodia $4,033.00 2012
13 Uganda $2,504.56 2012
14 Madagascar $2,194.97 2012
15 Colombia $1,796.90 2012
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) $1,760.97 2011
16 Italy $1,736.21 1998
17 Tanzania $1,583.00 2012
18 Lebanon $1,507.50 2012
Former French colonies average (profile) $1,472.23 2012
19 Burundi $1,442.51 2012
20 Mongolia $1,357.58 2012
OPEC countries average (profile) $1,244.40 2012
21 Iraq $1,166.17 2012
22 South Korea $1,126.47 2012
Non-religious countries average (profile) $1,036.89 1998
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) $924.66 2012
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo $919.76 2012
failed states average (profile) $859.99 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) $843.69 2012
Muslim countries average (profile) $769.16 2012
Former Soviet republics average (profile) $749.68 2012
Hot countries average (profile) $661.12 2012
24 Burma $640.65 2012
25 Rwanda $614.30 2012
Eastern Europe average (profile) $513.89 2012
=26 Togo $510.53 2012
=26 Mali $510.53 2012
=26 Chad $510.53 2012
=26 Niger $510.53 2012
=26 Guinea-Bissau $510.53 2012
=26 Cameroon $510.53 2012
=26 Burkina Faso $510.53 2012
=26 Republic of the Congo $510.53 2012
=26 Central African Republic $510.53 2012
=26 Senegal $510.53 2012
=26 Gabon $510.53 2012
=26 Equatorial Guinea $510.53 2012
=26 Cote d'Ivoire $510.53 2012
=26 Benin $510.53 2012
Emerging markets average (profile) $508.81 2012
Landlocked countries average (profile) $506.45 1998
40 Costa Rica $502.90 2012
41 Somalia $490.68 1989
42 Chile $486.47 2012
Catholic countries average (profile) $445.89 1998
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) $439.76 2012
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) $429.20 2001
43 Armenia $401.76 2012
44 Comoros $382.90 2012
45 Greece $365.40 2000
46 Mauritania $296.62 2012
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) $274.62 1998
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) $268.27 1998
47 Malawi $249.11 2012
48 Uzbekistan $236.61 2000
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) $234.36 2012
49 Hungary $225.10 2012
Christian countries average (profile) $223.92 1998
Former British colonies average (profile) $221.36 2012
50 Yemen $214.35 2012
51 Guyana $204.36 2012
Religious countries average (profile) $203.97 2012
52 Slovenia $191.03 2006
53 Portugal $180.10 1998
54 Djibouti $177.72 2012
55 Nigeria $156.81 2012
High income OECD countries average (profile) $155.18 1998
56 Spain $149.40 1998
57 Kazakhstan $149.11 2012
Eurozone average (profile) $148.82 1998
58 Sri Lanka $127.60 2012
Europe average (profile) $126.39 1998
59 Iceland $125.08 2012
NATO countries average (profile) $117.07 1998
60 Albania $108.18 2012
European Union average (profile) $105.62 1998
61 Angola $95.47 2012
62 Pakistan $93.40 2012
63 Vanuatu $92.64 2012
64 Jamaica $88.75 2012
65 Serbia $87.97 2012
=66 French Polynesia $85.84 2011
=66 New Caledonia $85.84 2011
68 Cape Verde $85.82 2012
69 Nepal $85.20 2012
70 Kenya $84.53 2012
71 Bangladesh $81.86 2012
72 Japan $79.79 2012
73 Algeria $77.54 2012
74 Liberia $73.51 2012
Cold countries average (profile) $71.94 1998
South and Central Asia average (profile) $69.28 2012
South Asia average (profile) $66.61 2012
=75 Bhutan $53.44 2012
=75 India $53.44 2012
77 Afghanistan $50.92 2012
78 Republic of Macedonia $47.89 2012
79 Kyrgyzstan $47.00 2012
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) $46.75 2012
80 Philippines $42.23 2012
81 Haiti $41.95 2012
82 Dominican Republic $39.34 2012
=83 Belgium $36.30 1998
=83 Luxembourg $36.30 1998
85 The Gambia $32.08 2012
86 Thailand $31.08 2012
87 Russia $30.84 2012
88 Mauritius $30.05 2012
89 Mozambique $28.37 2012
90 Nicaragua $23.55 2012
91 Zimbabwe $22.39 2005
92 Slovakia $21.36 2008
93 Uruguay $20.31 2012
94 Czech Republic $19.58 2012
95 Honduras $19.50 2012
96 Ethiopia $17.70 2012
97 Eritrea $15.38 2012
98 Maldives $15.36 2012
99 Seychelles $13.70 2012
100 Mexico $13.17 2012
101 Austria $12.38 1998
102 Moldova $12.11 2012
103 Estonia $11.81 2010
104 Syria $11.22 2012
105 El Salvador $8.75 2012
106 Morocco $8.63 2012
=107 South Africa $8.21 2012
=107 Namibia $8.21 2012
=107 Swaziland $8.21 2012
=107 Lesotho $8.21 2012
111 Ukraine $7.99 2012
112 Macau $7.99 2012
113 Guatemala $7.83 2012
114 Hong Kong $7.76 2012
115 Botswana $7.62 2012
116 Solomon Islands $7.36 2012
117 Bolivia $6.91 2012
118 Sweden $6.78 2012
119 Trinidad and Tobago $6.43 2012
120 China $6.31 2012
121 Egypt $6.06 2012
122 France $5.90 1998
123 Croatia $5.85 2012
124 Norway $5.82 2012
=125 Faeroe Islands $5.79 2012
=125 Greenland $5.79 2012
=125 Denmark $5.79 2012
128 Finland $5.34 1998
129 Zambia $5.15 2012
130 Tajikistan $4.74 2012
131 Argentina $4.54 2012
132 Venezuela $4.29 2012
133 Israel $3.86 2012
134 Saudi Arabia $3.75 2012
135 United Arab Emirates $3.67 2012
136 Qatar $3.64 2012
137 Sudan $3.57 2012
138 Romania $3.47 2012
139 Suriname $3.30 2012
140 Poland $3.26 2012
141 Malaysia $3.09 2012
=142 Antigua and Barbuda $2.70 2012
=142 Grenada $2.70 2012
=142 Saint Kitts and Nevis $2.70 2012
=142 Saint Lucia $2.70 2012
=142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $2.70 2012
=142 Dominica $2.70 2012
148 Lithuania $2.69 2012
149 Peru $2.64 2012
150 Samoa $2.29 2012
151 Papua New Guinea $2.08 2012
=152 Belize $2.00 2012
=152 Barbados $2.00 2012
154 Netherlands $1.98 1998
155 Brazil $1.95 2012
156 Turkey $1.80 2012
157 Ghana $1.80 2012
158 Aruba $1.79 2012
159 Fiji $1.79 2012
160 Germany $1.76 1998
161 Tonga $1.72 2012
162 Georgia $1.65 2012
163 Tunisia $1.56 2012
164 Bosnia and Herzegovina $1.52 2012
165 Bulgaria $1.52 2012
166 Libya $1.26 2012
167 Singapore $1.25 2012
168 Brunei $1.25 2012
169 New Zealand $1.23 2012
=170 United States $1.00 2012
=170 Federated States of Micronesia $1.00 2012
=170 Bermuda $1.00 2012
=170 The Bahamas $1.00 2012
=170 Panama $1.00 2012
=170 East Timor $1.00 2012
176 Canada $1.00 2012
=177 Kiribati $0.97 2012
=177 Australia $0.97 2012
179 Switzerland $0.94 2012
180 Cayman Islands $0.83 2006
181 Azerbaijan $0.79 2012
=182 San Marino $0.78 2012
=182 Kosovo $0.78 2012
=182 Montenegro $0.78 2012
185 Jordan $0.71 2012
186 Ireland $0.70 1998
=187 United Kingdom $0.63 2012
=187 Isle of Man $0.63 2012
189 Latvia $0.55 2012
190 Cyprus $0.43 2007
191 Oman $0.38 2012
192 Bahrain $0.38 2012
193 Malta $0.31 2007
194 Kuwait $0.28 2012

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Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average

  • Ecuador ranked first for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Hot countries in 2006.
  • Iran ranked first for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Sierra Leone ranked first for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Indonesia ranked first for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
  • Vietnam ranked second for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average globally in 2012.
  • Paraguay ranked second for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Kuwait has ranked last for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average since 2003.
  • Colombia ranked first for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Religious countries in 2012.
  • Sao Tome and Principe ranked first for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
  • Belarus ranked first for currency > official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
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