Official exchange rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Official exchange rate was 0.885 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Cyprus, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official exchange rate in Cyprus is 0.885 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Cyprus peaked at 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3499 LCU per US$, period average, in 1973.
That places Cyprus 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3695 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3841 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3499 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4938 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3531 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6126 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4855 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4495 LCU per US$, period average | 0.5429 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5608 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4261 LCU per US$, period average | 0.717 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7184 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9034 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9007 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8455 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 181 Austria 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Belgium 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Croatia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Estonia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Finland 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 France 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Germany 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Greece 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Ireland 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Italy 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Latvia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Lithuania 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Luxembourg 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Malta 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Monaco 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Netherlands 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Portugal 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Slovakia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Slovenia 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Spain 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 181 Saint Martin (French part) 0.885 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Cyprus
- Net migration 7,749 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5319 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 24.91 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 56.6% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 31.88 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 56.7% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 56.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.6% (2024)
- GDP deflator: linked series 118.99 base year varies by country (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Cyprus?
- Official exchange rate in Cyprus was 0.885 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average in 2022.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3499 LCU per US$, period average in 1973.
- How does Cyprus rank for official exchange rate?
- Cyprus ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.