Official exchange rate in Canada
Canada: Official exchange rate was 1.4 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.4 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Canada peaked at 1.57 LCU per US$, period average in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9698 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
Canada ranks 158th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9698 LCU per US$, period average | 1.08 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 LCU per US$, period average | 0.978 LCU per US$, period average | 1.17 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 LCU per US$, period average | 1.17 LCU per US$, period average | 1.39 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 LCU per US$, period average | 1.15 LCU per US$, period average | 1.49 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 LCU per US$, period average | 1.07 LCU per US$, period average | 1.57 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9893 LCU per US$, period average | 1.33 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 LCU per US$, period average | 1.25 LCU per US$, period average | 1.4 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 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$, period average compare
- 161 Bahamas 1 LCU per US$, 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 Canada
- Net migration 326,204 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.85 trillion current LCU (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 124.1% (2008)
- Broad money 122.6% (2008)
- Net foreign assets 11.25 billion current LCU (2008)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 124.1% (2008)
- Domestic credit to private sector 124.1% (2008)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.4% (2008)
- Claims on central government 4.6% (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Canada?
- Official exchange rate in Canada was 1.4 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 LCU per US$, period average in 2002.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9698 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does Canada rank for official exchange rate?
- Canada ranks 158th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.