Official exchange rate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Official exchange rate was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▬ Flat
Official exchange rate in Bahamas, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Bahamas peaked at 1.02 LCU per US$, period average in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1 LCU per US$, period average, in 1966.
That places Bahamas 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1.02 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 158 Canada 1.4 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 159 Brunei 1.31 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 160 Singapore 1.31 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 American Samoa 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Bermuda 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Ecuador 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 El Salvador 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Guam 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Marshall Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Micronesia (country) 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Northern Mariana Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Palau 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Panama 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Puerto Rico 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 East Timor 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 United States 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 United States Virgin Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Net migration 935 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.95 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 10.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 40.4% (2024)
- Broad money 68.8% (2022)
- Net foreign assets 2.97 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 40.5% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 51.9% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.4% (2024)
- Claims on central government 3.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Bahamas?
- Official exchange rate in Bahamas was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 1966.
- How does Bahamas rank for official exchange rate?
- Bahamas ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.