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Table of historical exchange rates

An exchange rate represents the value of one currency in another. An exchange rate between two currencies fluctuates over time. This page records for various currencies the amount in that currency that is equal to one U.S. Dollar, the most widely traded currency in the world. The value of a currency relative to a third currency may be obtained by dividing one U.S. dollar rate by another. For example if there are ¥120 to the dollar and €1.2 to the dollar then the number of yen per euro is 120/1.2 = 100.

The magnitude of the numbers in the list do not indicate, by themselves, the strength or weakness of a particular currency. For example the U.S. Dollar could be rebased tomorrow so that 1 new dollar was worth 100 old dollars. Then all the numbers in the table would be multiplied by one hundred, but it does not mean all the world's currencies just got weaker. However it is useful to look at the variation over time of a particular exchange rate. If the number consistly increases through time, then it is a strong indication that the economy of the country or countries using that currency are in a less robust state than that of the United States (see e.g. the Turkish Lira). The exchange rates of advanced economies such as that Japan or Hong Kong against the dollar tend to fluctuate up and down, representing much shorter-term relative economic strengths, rather than move consistently in a particular direction.

The data for the years 1997-2002 refers to the rate on, or close to, 1st January on that year. Data for 2003 refers to rates on 28th May (for countries beginning (A-E) and 2nd June (for countries listed F-Z). Exchange rates can vary considerably even within a year and so current rates may differ markedly from those shown here - caveat lector.

Table of contents
1 See also
2 Notes
3 References and acknowledgements

See also

CountryCurrencyCode2003200220012000199919981997
AfghanistanAfghaniAFA42.785UnkUnk4,7004,750UnkUnk
AlbaniaAlbanian LekALL115.918Unk140.16143.71137.69150.63148.93
AlgeriaAlgerian dinarDZD78.6777.88977.21575.26066.57458.73957.707
United States and othersU.S. DollarUSD1.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.0000
those in the EurozoneEuroEUR0.86521.13241.11751.08540.93860.89810.8861
Angola(1)kwanzaAOA73.829732.871622.05810.0412.7910.3930.229
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)East Caribbean DollarXCD2.672.76002.76002.76002.76002.76002.7600
Argentina (3)Argentine Peso2.88254.74291.33331.00001.00001.00001.00001.0000

ArmeniaArmenian dramARD554.882564.08555.08539.53535.06504.92490.85
Aruba (4)Aruban florin/guilderAWG1.7811.79001.79001.79001.79001.79001.7900
Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos IslandAustralian dollarAUD1.53611.93541.93201.71731.54971.58881.3439
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani manatAZM4875.54,8044,6574,4744,1203,8693,985
The Bahamas (5)Bahamian dollarBSD1.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.0000
Bahrain (5)Bahraini dinarBHD0.37600.37600.37600.37600.37600.37600.3760
BangladeshtakaBDT58.1557.75655.80752.14249.08546.90643.892
BarbadosBarbadian dollarBBD2.00002.00002.00002.00002.00002.00002.0000
Belarus (6)Belarusian rubleBYB/BYR2032.79Unk1,531876.75248.8046.12726.020
Belize (5)Belizean dollarBBD2.00002.00002.00002.00002.00002.00002.0000
Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo (7)Communaute Financiere Africaine francsXOF560742.79733.04711.98615.70589.95583.67
Bermuda (5)Bermudan dollarBMD1.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.0000
Bhutan (8)ngultrum/Indian rupeeBTN/INR46.9848.33647.18644.94243.05541.25936.313
BoliviabolivianoBOB7.57196.86136.60696.18355.81245.51015.2543
Bosnia and HerzegovinamarkaBAMUnkUnk2.1612.1241.8371.7601.734
BotswanapulaBWP5.154646.83535.84125.10184.62444.22593.6508
Brazil (9)realBRL2.96752.3782.3581.8301.8151.1611.078
Brunei (10)Bruneian DollarBND1.73461.83881.89171.72401.69501.67361.4848
Bulgaria (11)levBGN1.6542.21472.18472.12331.83641,760.361,681.88
Burma (12)kyatMMFUnk6.85816.74896.51676.28586.34326.2418
BurundiBurundi francBIF1052.8865.14830.35720.67563.56477.77352.35
CambodiareilKHR3815.823,895.03,918.53,840.83,807.83,744.42,946.3
CanadaCanadian dollarCAD1.36671.60031.54881.48511.48571.48351.3846
Cape VerdeCape Verdean escudoCVE108.95 123.556Unk115.877102.70098.15893.177
Cayman IslandsCaymanian dollarKYD0.828157 Unk0.82UnkUnkUnkUnk
ChileChilean pesoCLP713.5651.90618.70535.47508.78460.29419.30
People's Republic of ChinayuanCNY8.27688.27678.27718.27858.27838.27908.2898
ColombiaColombian pesoCOP2856.82,275.892,299.632,087.901,756.231,426.041,140.96
Comoros (13)Comoran francEMFUnk557.09549.78533.98461.77442.46437.75
Democratic Republic of the Congo (14)Congolese francCDFUnk42030521.824.021.611.31
Costa RicaCosta Rican colonCRC395.29343.08328.87308.19285.68257.23232.60
CroatiakunaHRK6.41968.4528.3408.2777.1126.3626.101
Cuba (15)Cuban pesoCUP1.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.0000
Cyprus (16)Cypriot poundCYP0.4999630.65180.64270.62080.54230.51700.5135
Cyprus (16)Turkish liraTRL1,4295,0001,370,6291,223,140625,219418,783260,724151,865
Czech RepublicCzech korunaCZK26.64536.32538.03538.59834.56932.28131.698
Denmark, Faroe Islands, GreenlandDanish kroneDKK6.30178.4188.3238.0836.9766.7016.604
Djibouti (17)Djiboutian francDJF177.721177.721177.721177.721177.721177.721177.721
Dominican RepublicDominican pesoDOP27.117.31016.95216.41516.03315.26714.265
East Timor (18)U.S. DollarUSD1.00001.0000IrrIrrIrrIrrIrr
Ecuador (19)U.S. Dollar/sucreUSD25,00025,000.025,000.024,988.411,786.85,446.63,988.3
EgyptEgyptian poundEGP5.9754.50004.49003.69003.40503.38803.3880
El Salvador (20)Salvadoran colon, U.S. DollarSVC, USD8.7508.7508.7558.7558.7558.7558.755
EritreanakfaERN9.65UnkUnk9.57.67.2Unk
Estonia (21)kroonEEK13.262517.51817.53816.96914.67814.07513.882
EthiopiabirrETB8.48.4558.31408.31408.13407.50306.8640
FijiFijian dollarFJD1.865322.29342.27662.12861.96961.98681.4437
French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and FutunaComptoirs Francais du Pacifique francXPF116.486135.04133.26129.44107.25106.11 
The GambiadalasiGMD25.000Unk15.00012.78811.39510.64310.200
GeorgialariGEL2.13522.18882.07301.97622.02451.38981.2975
GhanacediGHC86757,1957,170.765,455.062,669.302,050.17 
GuatemalaquetzalGTQ7.9258.01657.85867.76327.38566.39476.0653
Falkland Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, United Kingdom, Saint Helena, GibraltarBritish Pound, Guernsey pound, Jersey pound, Falkland Islands pound, Saint Helena pound, Gibraltar poundGBP, FKP, JEP, GUP, SHP, GIP0.64140.69810.69440.65960.61800.60370.6106
GuineaGuinean francGNF1963.141,974.41,950.61,746.91,387.41,236.81,095.3
GuyanaGuyanese dollarGYD179189.5187.3182.4178.0150.5142.4
HaitigourdeHTG37.2526.67426.33922.52417.96516.50517.311
HonduraslempiraHNL17.2616.025615.919715.140714.503913.807613.0942
Hong KongHong Kong dollarHKD7.79877.7987.79947.79187.75897.74627.7425
HungaryHungarian forintHUF209275.920286.490282.179237.146214.402186.789
IcelandIcelandic kronaISKUnk102.43097.42578.61672.33570.95870.904
IndiaIndia rupeeINRUnk48.33647.18644.94243.05541.25936.313
IndonesiaIndia rupiahIDRUnk10,377.310,260.98,421.87,855.210,013.62,909.4
Iran (22)Iranian rialIRR7,9007,9001,7501,7501,7501,750 1,750
Iraq (23)Iraqi dinarIQDUnkUnk2,0001,9101,8151,530910
Israel, West Banknew Israeli shekel72.19Unk4.27574.20574.13974.07733.80013.4494
JamaicaJamaican dollarJMD58.7547.27745.99642.70139.04436.55035.404
JapanyenJPY118.595132.66121.53107.77113.91130.91120.99
Jordan (5)Jordanian dinarJOD0.70900.70900.70900.70900.70900.70900.7090
KazakhstantengeKZT149.757151.14146.74142.13119.5278.3075.44
KenyaKenyan shillingKES73.578.59778.56376.17670.32660.36758.732
North Korea (24)North Korean wonKPW2.152.152.152.152.152.152.15
South KoreaSouth Korean wonKRW1205.451,317.011,290.991,130.961,188.821,401.44951.29
KuwaitKuwaiti dinarKWD0.2991050.30750.30660.30670.30440.30470.3033
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstani somKGS44.054247.97248.37847.70439.00820.83817.362
LaoskipLAK75629,467.008,954.587,887.647,102.033,298.331,259.98
LatviaLatvian latLVL0.56050.63840.6280.6070.5850.5900.581
LebanonLebanese poundLBP1507.51,507.51,507.51,507.51,507.81,516.11,539.5
Lesotho, South Africa, SwazilandSouth African rand (also, loti and lilangeni)ZAR, SZL8.015411.587868.609186.939836.109485.528284.60796
LiberiaLiberian dollarLRD1(o)46.040048.583340.952541.902541.507540.0
Libya (25)Libyan dinarLYD1.205921.30(m)0.65010.54030.54030.37850.3891
Liechtenstein, SwitzerlandSwiss francCHF1.30031.66681.68761.68881.50221.44981.4513
Lithuania (26)litasLTL2.939953.49464.0004.0004.0004.0004.000
Macau (27)patacaMOP8.03258.0338.0348.0267.9927.9797.975
Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniadenarsMKD51.2467Unk64.75765.90456.90254.46250.004
MadagascarMalagasy francMGF5820.756,531.46,588.5 6,767.56,283.85,441.45,090.9
MalawiMalawian kwachaMWK91.867.311172.197359.543844.088131.072716.4442
MalaysiaringgitMYR3.83.80003.80003.80003.80003.92442.8133
Maldives (28)rufiyaaMVR11.77011.77011.77011.77011.77011.77011.770
MaltaMaltese liraMTL0.36320.45420.44990.43760.39940.38850.3857
MauritaniaouguiyaMRO261.2Unk254.350238.923209.514188.476151.853
MexicoMexican pesoMXN10.2479.1614 9.34239.45569.56049.13607.9185
MoldovaMoldovan leuMDL14.1565Unk12.857912.434210.51585.37074.6236
Mongoliatodrog/tugrikMNT1120.371,101.29 1,097.701,076.671,072.37840.83789.99
Morocco, Western SaharaMoroccan dirhamMAD9.313511.58411.30310.6269.8049.6049.527
MozambiquemeticalMZM2318023,314.220,703.615,447.113,028.612,110.211,772.6
NamibiaNambian dollar, South African randNAD, ZAR8.015411.587868.609186.939836.109485.528284.60796
NepalNepalese rupeeNPR74.8376.67574.96171.09468.23965.97658.010
Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antillean guilderANG1.7901.7901.7901.7901.7901.7901.790
New Zealand, Niue, Cook Islands, Pitcairn Islands, TokelauNew Zealand dollarNZD1.723992.35352.37762.18631.88861.86321.5083
Nicaraguagold cordobaNIO14.913.8813.3712.6911.8110.589.45
NigerianairaNGN136115Unk101.69792.33821.88621.886
Norway, SvalbardNorwegian kroneNOK6.71568.96848.9917 8.80187.79927.54517.0734
Oman (5)Omani rialOMR0.3849850.38450.38450.38450.38450.38450.3845
PakistanPakistani rupeePKR57.860.71961.92753.64849.11844.94340.918
PanamaU.S. Dollar, balboaUSD, PAB1.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.00001.0000
Papua New GuineakinaPGK3.60363.7063.3742.7652.5392.0581.434
ParaguayguaraniPYG62654,783.04,107.73,486.43,119.12,726.52,177.9
Perunuevo solPEN3.491853.44003.5093.49003.38332.93002.6642
PhilippinesPhilippine pesoPHP53.25551.20150.99344.19239.08940.89329.471
PolandzlotyPLN3.80454.01444.09394.34613.96713.47543.2793
QatarQatari rialQAR3.6400 3.6400 3.6400 3.6400 3.6400 3.6400 3.6400
RomanialeuROL3250835,052.029,060.821,708.715,332.88,875.67,167.9
Russia (37)rubleRUR/RUB30.6630.466929.168528.129224.61999.70515.785
RwandaRwandan francRWF520.385456.81442.99389.70333.94312.31301.53
SamoatalaWST3.00213.52363.47223.27123.01202.94292.5562
Sao Tome and Principedobra STD9019.79,009.18,842.17,978.27,119.06,883.24,552.5
Saudi ArabiariyalSAR3.75033.74503.74503.74503.74503.74503.7450
Serbia and Montenegronew Yugoslav dinarYUM57.606565UnkUnkUnk10.05.85
SeychellesSeychelles rupeeSCR5.6185.74585.8575 5.7138 5.34265.26225.0263
Sierra LeoneleoneSLL22752,212.471,985.892,092.131,804.201,563.62981.48
SingaporeSingapore dollarSGD1.72871.83881.79171.72401.69501.67361.4848
SlovakiaSlovak korunaSKK35.173Unk47.79246.03541.36335.23333.616
SloveniatolarSIT194.94251.40242.75222.66181.77166.13159.69
Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands dollarSBD7.3432Unk5.3728 5.08894.83814.81563.7169
SomaliaSomali shillingSOS2620UnkUnk11,0002,620Unk7,500
South AfricaSouth African randZAR8.015411.587868.609186.939836.109485.528284.60796
Sri LankaSri Lankan rupeeLKR97.24593.38389.38377.00570.63564.45058.995
SudanSudanese dinarSDD257.41261.44258.70257.12252.55200.80157.57
Suriname (29)Surinamese guilderSRG2502.4Unk2,178.502,178.50987.50401.00401.00
SwedenSwedish kronaSEK7.753610.438110.32919.16228.26247.94997.6349
SyriaSyrian poundSYP41.79Unk5146Unk4641.9
Tajikistan (30)somoniTJS3.0812.55 2.21550998 Unk350
TanzaniaTanzanian shillingTZS1038924.70876.41800.41744.76664.67612.12
ThailandbahtTHB41.69543.98243.43240.11237.81441.35931.364
Tongapa'angaTOP2.1512.19202.12361.75851.59911.49201.2635
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago dollarTTD6.1356.24666.23326.29986.29896.29836.2517
TunisiaTunisian dinarTND1.264451.441.37531.37071.18621.13871.1059
TurkeyTurkish liraTRL1,430,0001,223,1401,223,140625,219418,783260,724151,865
TurkmenistanTurkmen manatTMM5,2005,2005,2005,2005,350Unk4,070
UgandaUgandan shillingsUGX2002.51,738.71,755.71,644.51,454.81,240.2 1,083.0
UkrainehryvniaUAH5.30935.31265.37225.44024.13042.44951.8617
United Arab EmiratesEmirati dirhamAED3.6725 3.67253.67253.67253.67253.67253.6725
UruguayUruguayan pesoUYU2002.514.332513.319112.099611.339310.47199.4418
UzbekistanUzbekistani sumUZS966.24687.0325.0141.4111.9110.9575.8
VanuatuvatuVUV121.41146.02145.31137.64129.08127.52115.87
VenezuelabolivarVEB1598761.225723.666679.960605.717547.556488.635
VietnamdongVND15,47315,08514,72514,16813,94313,26811,683
YemenYemeni rialYER178.01171.860168.678161.718155.718135.882129.281
ZambiaZambian kwachaZMK4,8003,848.653,610.943,110.842,388.021,862.071,314.50
ZimbabweZimbabwean dollarZWD85054.945154.945143.290038.314221.413311.8906
Taiwannew Taiwan dollarTWD34.69934.634.4933.0831.432.2232.05

Notes

  1. In December 1999 the Angolan kwanza was rebased. 1 new kwanza equals 1million old kwanza. In this table the new kwanza is used throughout.
  2. The East Caribbean Dollar has been pegged at a fixed rate of 2.76 to the dollar since 1976.
  3. The Argentine peso was pegged at equal parity to the US dollar until January 2002. Since then it has been allowed to float freely.
  4. The Aruban guilder has been pegged to the US dollar since 1986.
  5. On January 1, 2000 the Belarusian ruble was rebased. One new ruble is worth 2,000 old rubles. The new ruble is used throughout in this table.
  6. The Belizean dollar is pegged to the US dollar.
  7. The Communaute Financiere Africaine franc is pegged to the euro. Before 1999, it was pegged to the French Franc.
  8. The Bhutan ngultrum is at par with the Indian rupee which is also legal tender.
  9. From October 1994 through 14 January 1999, the official Brazilian rate was determined by a managed float; since 15 January 1999, the official rate floats independently with respect to the US dollar.
  10. The Bruneian dollar is at par with the Singaporean dollar.
  11. The Bulgarian lev was rebased on 5th July 1999. 5000 old levs are worth 1 new lev. New levs are used throughout this table.
  12. The figures quoted are the official rate. The Burmese kyat is much weaker on the black market. At the end of 2000, the black market rate was 435 kyat to the dollar.
  13. Prior to January 1999, the official rate was pegged to the French franc at 75 Comoran francs per French franc; since 1 January 1999, the Comoran franc is pegged to the euro at a rate of 491.9677 Comoran francs per euro.
  14. On 30 June 1998 the Congolese franc was introduced, replacing the new zaire
  15. The official, nonconvertible rate, for international transactions, is 1 Cuban peso per US dollar - 1.0000; the convertible peso sold for domestic use is fixed at a rate of 1.00 US dollar per 27 pesos by the Government of Cuba (January 2002).
  16. The Cypriot pound is used in the Greek Cypriot area. The Turkish lira is used in the Turkish Cypriot area.
  17. The Djiboutian franc has been pegged to the US dollar since 1973.
  18. East Timor has been using the US dollar since independence from Indonesia in 2002.
  19. On 13 March 2000, the Ecuadorian National Congress approved a new exchange system whereby the US dollar was adopted as the main legal tender in Ecuador for all purposes; on 20 March 2000, the Central Bank of Ecuador started to exchange sucres for US dollars at a fixed rate of 25,000 sucres per US dollar; since 30 April 2000, all transactions are denominated in US dollars, figures quoted in the table are in sucres for simplicity.
  20. Since January 2001 the US dollar is also become legal tender in El Savalador; the exchange rate was then fixed at 8.75 colones per US dollar. From 1993 the rate had been fixed at 8.755.
  21. Pegged to the euro at the quoted rate at 15.65
  22. From 1997 to 2001, Iran had a multi-exchange-rate system; one of these rates, the official floating exchange rate, by which most essential goods were imported, averaged 1,750 rials per US dollar; in March 2002, the multi-exchange-rate system was converged into one rate at about 7,900 rials per US dollar
  23. Black market rate
  24. Official rate, Market rate 200 North Korean won per US dollar.
  25. Official rate, Pre-2002 devaluation, market rate was around 1.5 dinar per US dollar.
  26. Prior to 2002, Lithunian litas was pegged to the U.S. dollar, now pegged to the euro.
  27. Pegged to the Hong Kong dollar at a rate of 1.03 patacas per HK dollar.
  28. Russian ruble was rebased on January 1 1998, 1 new ruble is worth 1000 old rubles. All quoted figures refer to new roubles
  29. Managed rate
  30. The new unit of exchange was introduced on 30 October 2000, with one somoni equal to 1,000 of the old Tajikistani rubles.

References and acknowledgements

Some of the data in this table was originally collated for the CIA World Factbook. 2003 data was taken from [1] which also hosts a more comprehensive database of historical rates under a fairly permissive licence.