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World Value of the Dollar
Friday, January 02, 2009
Rates of exchange for the U.S. dollar against various currencies, based on foreign-exchange quotations from Reuters. Unless otherwise noted, all rates listed are middle rates of interbank bid and asked quotes. A positive year-to-date change means the dollar has strengthened against this currency so far this year and will purchase more of this currency; a negative figure means it has weakened.
PER U.S. $
Country Currency Jan. 2 Dec. 26 YTD
% chg
Africa
Algeria dinar 70.749 70.950 0.4
Angola readj kwanza 75.169 75.200 unch.
Benin CFA frc.‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Botswana pula 7.5301 7.6511 0.2
Burkina Faso CFA frc.‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Burundi franc 1236 1213 1.9
Cameroon CFA frc.‡‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Cape Verde Isl escudo 79.575 78.975 0.8
Cntrl Afr Rep CFA frc.‡‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Chad CFA frc.‡‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Comoros franc 355.25 352.25 0.4
Dem Rep Congo Con. frc. 558.00 557.25 0.1
Congo CFA frc.‡‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Djibouti franc 174.57 177.25 -1.0
Egypt pound 5.5160 5.5249 0.3
Eqtrl Guinea CFA frc.‡‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Ethiopia birr 9.9500 9.9250 unch.
Gabon CFA frc.‡‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Gambia dalasi 26.775 27.050 unch.
Ghana new cedi 1.2743 1.2633 0.1
Guinea Bissau CFA frc.‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Guinea Rep franc 4984 5088 0.2
Ivory Coast CFA frc.‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Kenya shilling 78.650 76.900 0.6
Lesotho maloti 9.3362 9.7200 -0.7
Liberia Liberia $ 63.150 63.000 -0.2
Libya dinar 1.244 1.247 0.1
Madagascar M. ariary 1860 1833 1.1
Malawi kwacha 140.55 142.60 -1.4
Mali Rep CFA frc.‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Mauritania ouguiya 262.50 252.45 0.9
Mauritius rupee 31.750 31.950 unch.
Morocco dirham 8.1205 8.0171 0.8
Mozambique metical 25860 25860 unch.
Namibia dollar 9.3362 9.7200 -2.2
Nigeria naira 139.750 136.750 1.3
Rwanda franc 559.00 557.25 unch.
Reunion, Ile de la euro 0.722 0.711 0.9
Saint Helena pound 0.689 0.679 0.9
Sao Tome & Prncp dobra 14380 14385 unch.
Senegal CFA frc.‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Seychelles rupee 16.73 16.40 1.4
Sierra Leone leone 3031 3030 unch.
Somalia shilling* 1415 1420 -0.1
South Africa rand† 9.3371 9.7182 -0.7
Sudan second pound 2.1904 2.1904 unch.
Swaziland lilangeni 9.3250 9.6650 -1.1
Tanzania shilling 1330 1310 0.9
Togo, Rep CFA frc.‡ 473.00 471.50 1.1
Tunisia dinar 1.325 1.307 1.0
Uganda shilling 1975 1913 1.7
Zambia kwacha 4865 4855 1.5
Zimbabwe dollar 4040404.04 2525252.53 n.a.
Americas
Argentina peso 3.459 3.444 0.1
Belize dollar 1.960 1.960 -0.5
Bermuda dollar 1.000 1.000 unch.
Bolivia boliviano** 7.020 7.020 0.3
Brazil real 2.3218 2.3759 0.3
Canada dollar 1.2157 1.2220 -0.1
Chile peso 641.849 628.141 0.6
Colombia peso 2233.14 2214.84 -0.7
Costa Rica colon 558.70 547.45 unch.
Ecuador US$ 1.000 1.000 unch.
El Salvador colon† 8.752 8.752 unch.
Falkland Islands pound 0.6914 0.6813 0.8
French Guiana euro 0.7220 0.7112 0.9
Greenland Dan. krone 5.3763 5.2994 0.9
Guatemala quetzal 7.7465 7.8000 unch.
Guyana dollar 203.23 202.98 unch.
Honduras Rep lempira 18.880 18.895 unch.
Mexico peso 13.7080 13.4282 -0.1
Nicaragua cordoba oro 19.750 19.750 unch.
Panama balboa 1.000 1.000 unch.
Paraguay guarani† 4880 4935 -0.1
Peru nuevo sol† 3.1192 3.1466 -0.5
Saint Pierre euro 0.7220 0.7112 0.9
Suriname dollar 2.75 2.74 0.1
Uruguay peso 24.33 24.39 -0.2
Venezuela bolivar fuerte† 2.1473 2.1473 unch.
Asia
Armenia dram 307.00 308.00 unch.
Azerbaijan manat 0.8121 0.8121 unch.
Bahrain dinar 0.3770 0.3769 unch.
Bangladesh taka 68.125 68.425 -1.3
Bhutan ngultrum 48.625 48.450 -0.4
Brunei dollar 1.4518 1.4455 1.1
Cambodia riel 4046 4000 unch.
China yuan 6.8230 6.8414 unch.
Hong Kong dollar 7.7505 7.7503 unch.
India rupee 48.123 48.426 -1.0
Indonesia rupiah 10905 11099 unch.
Iran rial 9913 9834 0.9
Israel shekel 3.807 3.839 0.7
Japan yen 92.277 90.662 1.7
Jordan dinar 0.7078 0.7078 -0.1
Kazakhstan tenge 121.13 120.78 unch.
Korea, North won 143.050 143.050 unch.
Korea, South won 1321 1300 4.6
Kuwait dinar 0.2769 0.2761 0.2
Laos, People DR kip 8475 8482 unch.
Lebanon pound 1502 1507 -0.3
Macau pataca 7.987 7.987 unch.
Malaysia ringgit†† 3.4674 3.4795 0.4
Maldives rufiyaa 12.790 12.800 -0.1
Mongolia tugrik 1270 1254 -0.4
Myanmar kyat 6.435 6.435 unch.
Nepal rupee 78.655 77.150 1.5
Oman sul rial 0.385 0.385 unch.
Pakistan rupee 78.802 78.678 -0.4
Philippines peso 47.304 47.596 -0.3
Qatar rial 3.6420 3.6420 unch.
Saudi Arabia riyal 3.7538 3.7523 unch.
Singapore dollar 1.462 1.449 2.0
Sri Lanka rupee 114.05 112.90 0.9
Syria pound 46.050 46.050 unch.
Taiwan dollar 32.7976 33.0033 0.1
Thailand baht 34.795 34.965 unch.
UAE dirham 3.672 3.672 unch.
Vietnam dong 17479 17472 unch.
Yemen rial 200.55 200.55 unch.
The Caribbean
Antigua E Carib $ 2.685 2.635 0.9
Aruba florin 1.790 1.790 unch.
Bahamas dollar 1.00 1.00 unch.
Barbados dollar 2.000 1.990 unch.
Cayman Islands dollar 0.825 0.820 unch.
Cuba peso 1.000 1.000 unch.
Dominica E Carib $ 2.685 2.635 0.9
Dominican Rep peso 35.350 35.450 unch.
Grenada E Carib $ 2.685 2.635 0.9
Guadeloupe euro 0.7220 0.7112 0.9
Haiti gourde 39.250 39.250 unch.
Jamaica dollar 79.500 79.850 unch.
Martinique euro 0.7220 0.7112 0.9
Montserrat E Carib $ 2.685 2.635 0.9
Nethrld Antilles guilder 1.785 1.780 0.3
Puerto Rico US$ 1.00 1.00 unch.
St Christopher E Carib $ 2.685 2.635 0.9
St Lucia E Carib $ 2.685 2.635 0.9
St Vincent E Carib $ 2.685 2.635 0.9
Trinidad & Tobago dollar 6.245 6.290 -0.7
Turks & Caicos US$ 1.00 1.00 unch.
Virgin Islands US$ 1.00 1.00 unch.
Europe
Albania lek 89.025 88.400 unch.
Belarus ruble 2201 2201 unch.
Bosnia Herzog c. mark 1.403 1.400 0.7
Bulgaria lev 1.4121 1.3911 0.9
Croatia kuna 5.2992 5.1995 0.5
Czech Republic koruna 19.421 18.762 1.0
Denmark krone 5.3763 5.2994 0.9
Estonia kroon 11.295 11.129 0.8
Euro Zone euro 0.7220 0.7112 0.9
Faeroe Isl Dan. krone 5.3763 5.2994 0.9
Gibraltar pound 0.6914 0.6813 0.8
Hungary forint 192.012 189.072 1.0
Iceland krona 121.580 125.895 0.3
Latvia lat 0.5109 0.5020 0.8
Liechtenstein S. franc 1.0830 1.0679 1.5
Lithuania lita 2.4924 2.4558 0.8
Macedonia denar 43.620 43.765 unch.
Moldova leu 10.400 10.360 unch.
Norway krone 6.9204 7.1073 -0.5
Poland zloty 3.0093 2.9044 1.4
Romania new leu 2.8892 2.8129 0.1
Russia ruble 29.403 29.019 -3.7
Serbia dinar 65.010 62.291 1.1
0 0 0.00 0.00 unch.
Sweden krona 7.7459 7.9681 -1.0
Switzerland franc 1.0830 1.068 1.5
Turkey new lira 1.536 1.510 -0.3
Ukraine hryvnia 8.0500 7.5500 unch.
U.K. pound sterling 0.6898 0.6824 0.7
Oceania
Australia dollar 1.4098 1.4573 0.3
Fiji dollar 1.7727 1.7873 0.9
Guam US$ 1.00 1.00 unch.
Kiribati AUS$ 1.4098 1.4573 0.3
Nauru Island AUS$ 1.4098 1.4573 0.3
New Zealand dollar 1.7085 1.7298 0.2
Papua New Guinea kina 2.5913 2.6254 unch.
Pitcairn Island NZ$ 1.7085 1.7298 0.2
Samoa, American US$ 1.00 1.00 unch.
Samoa, Western tala 2.9231 2.9674 unch.
Solomon Islands dollar 7.605 7.605 unch.
Tonga Islands pa'anga 2.1179 2.1274 unch.
Vanuatu vatu 113.71 114.33 -0.4
*Free-market †Commerical **Financial ††Goverment Rate.
‡CFA franc of the Central Bank of West African States.
‡‡CFA franc of the Bank of Central African States.
Source: Thomson Reuters
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