Official exchange rate in Palau
Palau: Official exchange rate was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▬ Flat
Official exchange rate in Palau, 2005–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Palau stood at 1 LCU per US$, period average. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Palau peaked at 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 LCU per US$, period average, in 2005.
Palau ranks 161st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 158 Canada 1.4 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 159 Brunei 1.31 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 160 Singapore 1.31 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 American Samoa 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Bahamas 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Bermuda 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Ecuador 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 El Salvador 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Guam 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Marshall Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Micronesia (country) 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Northern Mariana Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Panama 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Puerto Rico 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 East Timor 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 United States 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 United States Virgin Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Palau
- Net migration -16 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 123.21 base year varies by country (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 1.0% (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Automated teller machines (ATMs) 56.07 per 100,000 adults (2017)
- International migrant stock 29.5% (2024)
- International migrant stock, total 5,212 (2024)
- Borrowers from commercial banks 383 per 1,000 adults (2017)
- Depositors with commercial banks 1,369 per 1,000 adults (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Palau?
- Official exchange rate in Palau was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2005.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for official exchange rate?
- Palau ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.