Official exchange rate in Ireland
Ireland: Official exchange rate was 0.885 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Ireland stood at 0.885 LCU per US$, period average.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Ireland peaked at 1.12 LCU per US$, period average in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
Ireland ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3695 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4656 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4004 LCU per US$, period average | 0.5733 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7263 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4866 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9456 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6708 LCU per US$, period average | 0.5877 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9383 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8672 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average | 1.12 LCU per US$, 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 Ireland
- 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$, period average compare
- 181 Cyprus 0.885 LCU per US$, 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$, period average compare
- 181 Italy 0.885 LCU per US$, 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$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Ireland
- Net migration 35,417 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.1407 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 308.95 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 23.8% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 336.99 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 23.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 23.8% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 7.9% (2024)
- GDP deflator: linked series 119.16 base year varies by country (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Ireland?
- Official exchange rate in Ireland was 0.885 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for official exchange rate?
- Ireland ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.