Economy > Financial sector > Exchange rates and prices > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$ > Period average: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
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).
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | $6.72 billion | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | $176.72 million | 2008 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $149.23 million | 2008 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | $142.88 million | 2008 | |||
| 2 | Vietnam | $16,302.25 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | $14,695.20 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Ecuador | $11,786.80 | 1999 | ||
| 5 | Indonesia | $10,389.94 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Laos | $8,744.06 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Guinea | $5,500.00 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Turkmenistan | $5,200.00 | 2001 | ||
| 9 | Zambia | $5,046.11 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Paraguay | $4,965.39 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Cambodia | $4,054.17 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Sierra Leone | $2,981.51 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Colombia | $2,166.79 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Belarus | $2,136.40 | 2008 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | $1,872.04 | 2008 | |||
| 15 | Uganda | $1,720.44 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Madagascar | $1,708.37 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Lebanon | $1,507.50 | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | $1,370.22 | 2008 | |||
| 18 | Tanzania | $1,320.31 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Iraq | $1,193.08 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Burundi | $1,185.73 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Mongolia | $1,165.74 | 2008 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | $855.80 | 2007 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $619.56 | 2009 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | $601.37 | 2007 | |||
| 22 | Costa Rica | $573.29 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Chile | $560.86 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $559.29 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Rwanda | $546.85 | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | $526.02 | 2001 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | $506.91 | 2001 | |||
| 26 | Somalia | $490.68 | 1989 | ||
| =27 | Cameroon | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Burkina Faso | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Congo, Republic of the | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Central African Republic | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Senegal | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Gabon | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Equatorial Guinea | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Cote d'Ivoire | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Benin | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Togo | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Mali | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Chad | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Niger | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Guinea-Bissau | $472.19 | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $444.97 | 2008 | |||
| 41 | Greece | $365.40 | 2000 | ||
| 42 | Armenia | $363.28 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Comoros | $354.14 | 2009 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | $285.35 | 2008 | |||
| 44 | Mauritania | $258.59 | 2007 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | $238.42 | 2008 | |||
| 45 | Uzbekistan | $236.61 | 2000 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | $205.83 | 2006 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $204.54 | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Guyana | $203.63 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Hungary | $202.34 | 2009 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | $199.14 | 2000 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | $194.53 | 2000 | |||
| 48 | Slovenia | $191.03 | 2006 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | $185.10 | 2006 | |||
| 49 | East Timor | $180.10 | 1998 | ||
| 50 | Djibouti | $177.72 | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | $161.57 | 1989 | |||
| 51 | Kazakhstan | $147.50 | 2009 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | $146.59 | 2008 | |||
| 52 | Malawi | $140.52 | 2008 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | $128.93 | 2008 | |||
| 53 | Iceland | $123.64 | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Nigeria | $118.55 | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Sri Lanka | $114.94 | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Vanuatu | $101.33 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Japan | $93.57 | 2009 | ||
| =58 | New Caledonia | $87.19 | 2007 | ||
| =58 | French Polynesia | $87.19 | 2007 | ||
| 60 | Albania | $83.89 | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Pakistan | $81.71 | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Cape Verde | $79.38 | 2009 | ||
| 63 | Angola | $79.33 | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Nepal | $77.55 | 2009 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | $73.79 | 2007 | |||
| 65 | Jamaica | $72.76 | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Algeria | $72.65 | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Kenya | $69.18 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Bangladesh | $69.04 | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Liberia | $63.21 | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | $61.89 | 2009 | |||
| 70 | Serbia and Montenegro | $55.72 | 2008 | ||
| =71 | India | $48.41 | 2009 | ||
| =71 | Bhutan | $48.41 | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Philippines | $47.64 | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Haiti | $39.11 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | $36.57 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Dominican Republic | $36.03 | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Thailand | $34.29 | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | $32.52 | 2009 | |||
| 78 | Mauritius | $31.96 | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Russia | $31.74 | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Mozambique | $24.30 | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Uruguay | $22.57 | 2009 | ||
| 82 | The Gambia | $22.19 | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Nicaragua | $19.37 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Czech Republic | $19.06 | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Honduras | $18.90 | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | $17.68 | 2009 | |||
| 86 | Eritrea | $15.38 | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $14.07 | 2009 | |||
| 87 | Mexico | $13.51 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Maldives | $12.80 | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Estonia | $11.26 | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Syria | $11.23 | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | $11.18 | 2009 | |||
| 91 | Moldova | $11.11 | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Ethiopia | $9.60 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Seychelles | $9.46 | 2008 | ||
| 94 | El Salvador | $8.75 | 2009 | ||
| =95 | Lesotho | $8.47 | 2009 | ||
| =95 | Swaziland | $8.47 | 2009 | ||
| =95 | South Africa | $8.47 | 2009 | ||
| =95 | Namibia | $8.47 | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Guatemala | $8.16 | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Morocco | $8.06 | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Ukraine | $7.79 | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Solomon Islands | $7.75 | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Sweden | $7.65 | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Botswana | $7.16 | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Bolivia | $7.02 | 2009 | ||
| 106 | China | $6.83 | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | $6.32 | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Norway | $6.29 | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Burma | $5.39 | 2008 | ||
| =110 | Denmark | $5.36 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Greenland | $5.36 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Faroe Islands | $5.36 | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Croatia | $5.28 | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Israel | $3.93 | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | $3.75 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Argentina | $3.71 | 2009 | ||
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | $3.67 | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Qatar | $3.64 | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Malaysia | $3.52 | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Tajikistan | $3.43 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Romania | $3.05 | 2009 | ||
| 122 | Peru | $2.92 | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | $2.76 | 2009 | ||
| 124 | Suriname | $2.75 | 2009 | ||
| 125 | Samoa | $2.73 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Dominica | $2.70 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $2.70 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Saint Lucia | $2.70 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $2.70 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Grenada | $2.70 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Antigua and Barbuda | $2.70 | 2009 | ||
| 132 | Lithuania | $2.48 | 2009 | ||
| 133 | Poland | $2.41 | 2008 | ||
| 134 | Venezuela | $2.15 | 2009 | ||
| 135 | Sudan | $2.09 | 2008 | ||
| =136 | Barbados | $2.00 | 2009 | ||
| =136 | Belize | $2.00 | 2009 | ||
| =136 | Brazil | $2.00 | 2009 | ||
| 139 | Tonga | $1.94 | 2008 | ||
| =140 | Aruba | $1.79 | 2009 | ||
| =140 | Netherlands Antilles | $1.79 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | Fiji | $1.59 | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Georgia | $1.49 | 2008 | ||
| =144 | Brunei | $1.45 | 2009 | ||
| =144 | Singapore | $1.45 | 2009 | ||
| 146 | New Zealand | $1.42 | 2008 | ||
| =147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1.41 | 2009 | ||
| =147 | Bulgaria | $1.41 | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $1.41 | 2009 | |||
| 149 | Turkey | $1.30 | 2008 | ||
| =150 | Australia | $1.28 | 2009 | ||
| =150 | Kiribati | $1.28 | 2009 | ||
| 152 | Tunisia | $1.23 | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Libya | $1.22 | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Canada | $1.14 | 2009 | ||
| 155 | Switzerland | $1.09 | 2009 | ||
| 156 | Ghana | $1.06 | 2008 | ||
| =157 | Virgin Islands | $1.00 | 2009 | ||
| =157 | Panama | $1.00 | 2009 | ||
| =157 | The Bahamas | $1.00 | 2009 | ||
| =157 | United States | $1.00 | 2009 | ||
| =157 | Bermuda | $1.00 | 2008 | ||
| 162 | Cayman Islands | $0.83 | 2006 | ||
| 163 | Azerbaijan | $0.80 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Germany | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Netherlands | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | France | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Slovakia | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Finland | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Portugal | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Luxembourg | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Ireland | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Italy | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Spain | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | San Marino | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Cyprus | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Austria | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| =164 | Belgium | $0.72 | 2009 | ||
| 178 | Jordan | $0.71 | 2008 | ||
| =179 | Gibraltar | $0.64 | 2009 | ||
| =179 | United Kingdom | $0.64 | 2009 | ||
| 181 | Latvia | $0.51 | 2009 | ||
| =182 | Bahrain | $0.38 | 2009 | ||
| =182 | Oman | $0.38 | 2009 | ||
| 184 | Malta | $0.31 | 2007 | ||
| 185 | Kuwait | $0.29 | 2009 |
