DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) by country
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise...
Countries reporting
212
Highest
742,604 LCU per US$
Iran
Lowest
0.3065 LCU per US$
Kuwait
Median
10.21 LCU per US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
12,592
What the numbers show
DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 742,604 LCU per US$ in Iran; the lowest is 0.3065 LCU per US$ in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.21 LCU per US$, and the mean is 4,859 LCU per US$.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 19,550,600,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 31.1%).
DEC alternative conversion factor: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 742,604 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 2,410.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Lebanon | 89,500 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 5,837.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Somalia | 30,104 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 24,961 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Laos | 20,444 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 151.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 16,478 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 12,579 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 389.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Syria | 11,108 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 3,723.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea | 8,638 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Paraguay | 7,545 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 5,336 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 239.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 4,530 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 4,053 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 4,013 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 3,676 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 16 | South Sudan | 3,657 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 101,374.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 3,545 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,677 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Tanzania | 2,541 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Sudan | 2,213 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 22,254.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 2,100 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Yemen | 2,091 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 805.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 1,751 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Nigeria | 1,518 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 686.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 1,428 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 26 | South Korea | 1,422 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 1,300 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 1,241 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 12,293.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Angola | 1,058 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 586.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 951.33 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Congo | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Gabon | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Niger | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Chad | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Togo | 581.93 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 521.03 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 503.5 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 436.37 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 48 | Armenia | 387.01 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 353.14 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 300.95 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Pakistan | 279.41 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Guyana | 208.5 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Djibouti | 177.72 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Venezuela | 165.46 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 19,550,600,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 159.1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Japan | 149.66 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 136.29 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 131.61 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Haiti | 130.69 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 129.3 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Iceland | 128.44 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 120.86 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 120.33 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 119.46 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 471.6% | volatile |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 105.86 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 65 | French Polynesia | 105.86 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia | 103.97 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 97.86 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.36 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 70 | India | 87.33 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Bhutan | 87.16 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Albania | 86.8 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Russia | 83.65 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 71.74 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 67.53 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 76 | Mozambique | 64.09 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 61.99 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Philippines | 57.51 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 54.65 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 49.65 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 569.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 46 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Ukraine | 41.69 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Uruguay | 41.19 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 39.79 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Turkey | 39.45 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 1,350.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | 37.26 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 990.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 36.62 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Thailand | 32.88 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 31.8 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 7,949,060.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 25.95 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Zambia | 25.13 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 22.66 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 346.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Czechia | 21.88 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21.69 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Mexico | 19.24 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | 17.89 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | 17.89 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 97 | South Africa | 17.89 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Namibia | 17.89 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Moldova | 17.37 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Maldives | 15.42 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 102 | Eritrea | 15.07 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 103 | Seychelles | 14.73 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 104 | Botswana | 13.5 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Ghana | 12.56 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 238.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Norway | 10.4 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 10.02 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 9.82 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 109 | Morocco | 9.35 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 110 | Solomon Islands | 8.33 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Macao | 8.03 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 112 | Hong Kong | 7.8 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | 7.68 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 114 | China | 7.19 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 115 | Bolivia | 6.91 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Faroe Islands | 6.89 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.75 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 118 | Denmark | 6.62 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 118 | Greenland | 6.62 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 120 | Brazil | 5.59 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 5.44 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Libya | 5.31 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 284.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Romania | 4.47 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Malaysia | 4.28 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 4.12 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Poland | 3.76 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 3.75 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 3.67 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Qatar | 3.64 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Peru | 3.57 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Israel | 3.45 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Belarus | 3.07 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Tunisia | 3 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 2.78 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 2.74 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Dominica | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Grenada | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Tonga | 2.4 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 143 | Fiji | 2.3 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 144 | Belize | 2 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Barbados | 2 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Aruba | 1.79 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Curacao | 1.79 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.79 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.73 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 150 | New Zealand | 1.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 1.7 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Kiribati | 1.55 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 1.55 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 154 | Australia | 1.55 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 154 | Nauru | 1.55 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 156 | Canada | 1.4 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 157 | Brunei | 1.31 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 158 | Singapore | 1.31 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 159 | American Samoa | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Bahamas | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Bermuda | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Cuba | 1 LCU per US$ | 2020 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 159 | Ecuador | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Micronesia (country) | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Guam | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Liberia | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Panama | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Palau | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Palestine | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | El Salvador | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | East Timor | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | United States | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Bulgaria | 0.8871 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Andorra | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Austria | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Belgium | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Cyprus | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 180 | Germany | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Spain | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Estonia | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Finland | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | France | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Greece | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Croatia | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Ireland | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Italy | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Lithuania | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Latvia | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Monaco | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 180 | Malta | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Montenegro | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Netherlands | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Portugal | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 180 | San Marino | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 180 | Slovakia | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 180 | Slovenia | 0.885 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 205 | Cayman Islands | 0.8333 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 206 | Switzerland | 0.8314 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 0.8314 LCU per US$ | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 209 | United Kingdom | 0.7595 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 209 | Isle of Man | 0.7595 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 211 | Jordan | 0.71 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 212 | Oman | 0.3845 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 213 | Bahrain | 0.376 LCU per US$ | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 214 | Kuwait | 0.3065 LCU per US$ | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.885 LCU per US$
- Channel Islands 0.7824 LCU per US$
About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.