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Countries Ranked by Official exchange rate (2025)

Official exchange rate: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Lebanon ranks #1 with 89,500 local currency units per US$. That is 2.1 times Iran, Islamic Rep. in second place (42,000 local currency units per US$). The top five are Lebanon, Iran, Islamic Rep., Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Indonesia. The median across all 210 is 10.2 local currency units per US$; Kuwait is last at 0.306 local currency units per US$. Lebanon's figure has risen 5837% since 2001 (1,508 local currency units per US$ to 89,500 local currency units per US$ in 2025).

#1
Lebanon · 89,500 local currency units per US$
Median
10.2 local currency units per US$
Coverage
210 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Official exchange rateBar chart of the top 10: 1. Lebanon 89,500; 2. Iran, Islamic Rep. 42,000; 3. Viet Nam 24,165; 4. Lao PDR 20,444; 5. Indonesia 16,478; 6. Uzbekistan 12,579; 7. Guinea 9,565; 8. Paraguay 7,545; 9. Madagascar 4,530; 10. Colombia 4,053.Lebanon89,500Iran, Islamic Rep.42,000Viet Nam24,165Lao PDR20,444Indonesia16,478Uzbekistan12,579Guinea9,565Paraguay7,545Madagascar4,530Colombia4,053
Top 10: Official exchange rate (local currency units per US$). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Lebanon 89,500; 2. Iran, Islamic Rep. 42,000; 3. Viet Nam 24,165; 4. Lao PDR 20,444; 5. Indonesia 16,478; 6. Uzbekistan 12,579; 7. Guinea 9,565; 8. Paraguay 7,545; 9. Madagascar 4,530; 10. Colombia 4,053.
Official exchange rate over time, top 5Lebanon: 1,508 in 2001 to 89,500 in 2025; Iran, Islamic Rep.: 1,754 in 2001 to 42,000 in 2023; Viet Nam: 14,725 in 2001 to 24,165 in 2024; Lao PDR: 8,955 in 2001 to 20,444 in 2025; Indonesia: 10,261 in 2001 to 16,478 in 2025.022,37544,75067,12589,500200120132025LebanonIran, Islamic Rep.Viet NamLao PDRIndonesia
Official exchange rate over time, top 5 (local currency units per US$). Lebanon: 1,508 in 2001 to 89,500 in 2025; Iran, Islamic Rep.: 1,754 in 2001 to 42,000 in 2023; Viet Nam: 14,725 in 2001 to 24,165 in 2024; Lao PDR: 8,955 in 2001 to 20,444 in 2025; Indonesia: 10,261 in 2001 to 16,478 in 2025.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Official exchange rate, 2025
RankCountryOfficial exchange rate (local currency units per US$)Year
1Lebanon89,5002025
2Iran, Islamic Rep.42,0002023
3Viet Nam24,1652024
4Lao PDR20,4442025
5Indonesia16,4782025
6Uzbekistan12,5792025
7Guinea9,5652020
8Paraguay7,5452025
9Madagascar4,5302025
10Colombia4,0532025
11Cambodia4,0132025
12Uganda3,6032025
13Mongolia3,5452025
14Burundi2,9432025
15Congo, Dem. Rep.2,6932025
16Tanzania2,5982024
17Syrian Arab Republic2,5062022
18South Sudan2,1632024
19Nigeria1,5182025
20Rwanda1,4292025
21Korea, Rep.1,4222025
22Myanmar1,3822020
23Yemen, Rep.1,3552023
24Iraq1,3002025
25Argentina1,2412025
26Malawi1,1612023
27Chile951.32025
28Angola9122025
29Benin581.92025
30Burkina Faso581.92025
31Central African Republic581.92025
32Côte d'Ivoire581.92025
33Cameroon581.92025
34Congo, Rep.581.92025
35Gabon581.92025
36Guinea-Bissau581.92025
37Equatorial Guinea581.92025
38Mali581.92025
39Niger581.92025
40Senegal581.92025
41Chad581.92025
42Togo581.92025
43Sudan546.82022
44Kazakhstan5212025
45Costa Rica503.52025
46Comoros435.42025
47Armenia3872025
48Hungary353.12025
49Sri Lanka300.92025
50Pakistan281.12025
51Guyana208.52025
52Liberia191.32024
53Djibouti177.72025
54Jamaica159.12025
55Japan149.72025
56Nepal139.12025
57Algeria131.62025
58Haiti130.62025
59Kenya129.32025
60Iceland128.42025
61Bangladesh121.92025
62Vanuatu120.32025
63New Caledonia105.92025
64French Polynesia105.92025
65Serbia1042025
66Cabo Verde97.92025
67Kyrgyz Republic87.42025
68Bhutan87.22025
69India87.22025
70Albania86.82025
71Russian Federation83.72025
72Ethiopia82.62024
73Afghanistan76.82020
74Gambia, The71.32025
75Mozambique63.92024
76Dominican Republic622025
77Philippines57.52025
78North Macedonia54.72025
79Egypt, Arab Rep.49.22025
80Mauritius462025
81Ukraine41.72025
82Uruguay41.22025
83Türkiye39.52025
84Suriname37.32025
85Nicaragua36.62025
86Mauritania36.52023
87Thailand32.92025
88Zimbabwe26.62025
89Honduras262025
90Zambia25.32025
91Czechia21.92025
92São Tomé and Principe21.72025
93Sierra Leone21.32023
94Mexico19.22025
95Lesotho17.92025
96Namibia17.92025
97Eswatini17.92025
98South Africa17.92025
99Moldova17.42025
100Maldives15.42025

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About the top 10

#2 Iran, Islamic Rep.

Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks #2 on this list with 42,000 local currency units per US$ (2023).

Capital
Tehran
Continent
Asia
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
92.42 million people (2025)
GDP
US$362.68 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$3,924 (2025)
Life expectancy
77.9 years (2024)
Urban population
77.4% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz.

Also ranks #1 in refugee population by asylum · #4 in gross capital formation rate · #5 in inflation rate.

Full country profile

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Source and method

Official exchange rate: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator PA.NUS.FCRF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average): International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.