Official exchange rate in Norway
Norway: Official exchange rate was 10.4 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official exchange rate in Norway is 10.4 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Norway peaked at 10.75 LCU per US$, period average in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.94 LCU per US$, period average, in 1980.
That places Norway 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.14 LCU per US$, period average | 7.14 LCU per US$, period average | 7.14 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.84 LCU per US$, period average | 5.06 LCU per US$, period average | 7.14 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.87 LCU per US$, period average | 4.94 LCU per US$, period average | 8.6 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.83 LCU per US$, period average | 6.21 LCU per US$, period average | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.02 LCU per US$, period average | 5.64 LCU per US$, period average | 8.99 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.13 LCU per US$, period average | 5.6 LCU per US$, period average | 8.8 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.89 LCU per US$, period average | 8.59 LCU per US$, period average | 10.75 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 104 Seychelles 14.73 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 105 Botswana 13.5 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 106 Ghana 12.56 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 108 Tajikistan 10.02 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 109 Venezuela 9.97 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 110 Sweden 9.82 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Norway
- Net migration 29,798 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 6.02 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 105.9% (2024)
- Broad money 59.3% (2024)
- Net foreign assets -717.63 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 106.0% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 124.4% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -15.0% (2024)
- Claims on central government -0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Norway?
- Official exchange rate in Norway was 10.4 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 LCU per US$, period average in 2024.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 LCU per US$, period average in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for official exchange rate?
- Norway ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.