Official exchange rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Official exchange rate was 0.376 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official exchange rate in Bahrain, 1966–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.376 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Bahrain peaked at 0.4762 LCU per US$, period average in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.376 LCU per US$, period average, in 1998.
Bahrain ranks 213th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4762 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4762 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4762 LCU per US$, period average | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.414 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3816 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4762 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3761 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.377 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 0.376 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bahrain
- Net migration 18,128 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.42 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 10.64 billion current LCU (2015)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 70.6% (2015)
- Broad money 82.1% (2015)
- Net foreign assets 1.34 billion current LCU (2015)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Domestic credit to private sector 70.6% (2015)
- Claims on central government, etc. 16.4% (2015)
- Claims on central government 4.8% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Bahrain?
- Official exchange rate in Bahrain was 0.376 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4762 LCU per US$, period average in 1966.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.376 LCU per US$, period average in 1998.
- How does Bahrain rank for official exchange rate?
- Bahrain ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.