Official exchange rate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Official exchange rate was 89,500 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official exchange rate in Lebanon, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Lebanon stood at 89,500 LCU per US$, period average. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5,837.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Lebanon peaked at 89,500 LCU per US$, period average in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3 LCU per US$, period average, in 1975.
That places Lebanon 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.12 LCU per US$, period average | 3.01 LCU per US$, period average | 3.25 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.89 LCU per US$, period average | 2.3 LCU per US$, period average | 3.27 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 120.88 LCU per US$, period average | 3.44 LCU per US$, period average | 496.69 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,451 LCU per US$, period average | 695.09 LCU per US$, period average | 1,741 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,508 LCU per US$, period average | 1,508 LCU per US$, period average | 1,508 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,508 LCU per US$, period average | 1,508 LCU per US$, period average | 1,508 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,900 LCU per US$, period average | 1,508 LCU per US$, period average | 89,500 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Net migration -10,230 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.6 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 160.19 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 102.2% (2017)
- Broad money 260.6% (2017)
- Net foreign assets 51.57 trillion current LCU (2017)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Domestic credit to private sector 106.6% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.1% (2018)
- Claims on central government -21.3% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Lebanon?
- Official exchange rate in Lebanon was 89,500 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 89,500 LCU per US$, period average in 2024.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 LCU per US$, period average in 1975.
- How does Lebanon rank for official exchange rate?
- Lebanon ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,837.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.