Official exchange rate in Greenland
Greenland: Official exchange rate was 6.62 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official exchange rate in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Greenland stood at 6.62 LCU per US$, period average.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Greenland peaked at 10.6 LCU per US$, period average in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.1 LCU per US$, period average, in 2008.
Greenland ranks 119th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.04 LCU per US$, period average | 6.91 LCU per US$, period average | 7.5 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.26 LCU per US$, period average | 5.26 LCU per US$, period average | 7.5 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.02 LCU per US$, period average | 5.64 LCU per US$, period average | 10.6 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 LCU per US$, period average | 5.6 LCU per US$, period average | 6.98 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.47 LCU per US$, period average | 5.1 LCU per US$, period average | 8.32 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 LCU per US$, period average | 5.37 LCU per US$, period average | 6.73 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 LCU per US$, period average | 6.29 LCU per US$, period average | 7.08 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 116 China 7.19 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 117 Bolivia 6.91 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 6.75 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 119 Denmark 6.62 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 119 Faroe Islands 6.62 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 122 Brazil 5.59 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Greenland
- Net migration -265 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 140.95 base year varies by country (2023)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 1.9% (2023)
- International migrant stock 10.4% (2024)
- International migrant stock, total 5,812 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Greenland?
- Official exchange rate in Greenland was 6.62 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 LCU per US$, period average in 1985.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 LCU per US$, period average in 2008.
- How does Greenland rank for official exchange rate?
- Greenland ranks 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.