Finance

Official exchange rate

PA.NUS.FCRF

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Canada, Haiti. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

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Latest known value: 0.76 for United Kingdom in 2025, over a series running from 1960 to 2025 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (Haiti, 130.63) to the lowest (United Kingdom, 0.76).

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Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	Canada	Haiti
2025	0.76	0.88	0.88	0.88	1	7.19	1.4	130.63
2024	0.78	0.92	0.92	0.92	1	7.2	1.37	131.81
2023	0.8	0.92	0.92	0.92	1	7.08	1.35	141.04
2022	0.81	0.95	0.95	0.95	1	6.74	1.3	115.63
2021	0.73	0.85	0.85	0.85	1	6.45	1.25	89.23
2020	0.78	0.88	0.88	0.88	1	6.9	1.34	93.51
2019	0.78	0.89	0.89	0.89	1	6.91	1.33	88.81
2018	0.75	0.85	0.85	0.85	1	6.62	1.3	68.03
2017	0.78	0.89	0.89	0.89	1	6.76	1.3	64.77
2016	0.74	0.9	0.9	0.9	1	6.64	1.33	63.34
2015	0.65	0.9	0.9	0.9	1	6.23	1.28	50.71
2014	0.61	0.75	0.75	0.75	1	6.14	1.1	45.22
2013	0.64	0.75	0.75	0.75	1	6.2	1.03	43.46
2012	0.63	0.78	0.78	0.78	1	6.31	1	41.95
2011	0.62	0.72	0.72	0.72	1	6.46	0.99	40.52
2010	0.65	0.75	0.75	0.75	1	6.77	1.03	39.8
2009	0.64	0.72	0.72	0.72	1	6.83	1.14	41.2
2008	0.54	0.68	0.68	0.68	1	6.95	1.07	39.11
2007	0.5	0.73	0.73	0.73	1	7.61	1.07	36.86
2006	0.54	0.8	0.8	0.8	1	7.97	1.13	40.41
2005	0.55	0.8	0.8	0.8	1	8.19	1.21	40.45
2004	0.55	0.8	0.8	0.8	1	8.28	1.3	38.35
2003	0.61	0.88	0.88	0.88	1	8.28	1.4	42.37
2002	0.67	1.06	1.06	1.06	1	8.28	1.57	29.25
2001	0.69	1.12	1.12	1.12	1	8.28	1.55	24.43
2000	0.66	1.08	1.08	1.08	1	8.28	1.49	21.17
1999	0.62	0.94	0.94	0.94	1	8.28	1.49	16.94
1998	0.6	1,736.21	149.4	1.98	1	8.28	1.48	16.77
1997	0.61	1,703.1	146.41	1.95	1	8.29	1.38	16.65
1996	0.64	1,542.95	126.66	1.69	1	8.31	1.36	15.7
1995	0.63	1,628.93	124.69	1.61	1	8.35	1.37	15.11
1994	0.65	1,612.44	133.96	1.82	1	8.62	1.37	15.04
1993	0.67	1,573.67	127.26	1.86	1	5.76	1.29	12.82
1992	0.57	1,232.41	102.38	1.76	1	5.51	1.21	9.8
1991	0.57	1,240.61	103.91	1.87	1	5.32	1.15	6.03
1990	0.56	1,198.1	101.93	1.82	1	4.78	1.17	5
1989	0.61	1,372.09	118.38	2.12	1	3.77	1.18	5
1988	0.56	1,301.63	116.49	1.98	1	3.72	1.23	5
1987	0.61	1,296.07	123.48	2.03	1	3.72	1.33	5
1986	0.68	1,490.81	140.05	2.45	1	3.45	1.39	5
1985	0.78	1,909.44	170.04	3.32	1	2.94	1.37	5
1984	0.75	1,756.96	160.76	3.21	1	2.32	1.3	5
1983	0.66	1,518.85	143.43	2.85	1	1.98	1.23	5
1982	0.57	1,352.51	109.86	2.67	1	1.89	1.23	5
1981	0.5	1,136.76	92.32	2.5	1	1.7	1.2	5
1980	0.43	856.45	71.7	1.99	1	1.5	1.17	5
1979	0.47	830.86	67.12	2.01	1	1.55	1.17	5
1978	0.52	848.66	76.67	2.16	1	1.68	1.14	5
1977	0.57	882.39	75.96	2.45	1	1.86	1.06	5
1976	0.56	832.33	66.9	2.64	1	1.94	0.99	5
1975	0.45	652.85	57.41	2.53	1	1.86	1.02	5
1974	0.43	650.34	57.69	2.69	1	1.96	0.98	5
1973	0.41	583	58.26	2.8	1	1.99	1	5
1972	0.4	583.22	64.27	3.21	1	2.25	0.99	5
1971	0.41	620.36	69.47	3.52	1	2.46	1.01	5
1970	0.42	625	70	3.62	1	2.46	1.04	5
1969	0.42	625	70	3.62	1	2.46	1.08	5
1968	0.42	625	70	3.62	1	2.46	1.08	5
1967	0.36	625	61.67	3.62	1	2.46	1.08	5
1966	0.36	625	60	3.62	1	2.46	1.08	5
1965	0.36	625	60	3.62	1	2.46	1.08	5
1964	0.36	625	60	3.62	1	2.46	1.08	5
1963	0.36	625	60	3.62	1	2.46	1.08	5
1962	0.36	625	60	3.62	1	2.46	1.07	5
1961	0.36	625	60	3.65	1	2.46	1.01	5
1960	0.36	623.99	60	3.8	1	2.46	0.97	5

World Bank 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. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.

Text published by the World Bank for indicator PA.NUS.FCRF, reproduced unchanged.

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