Official exchange rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Official exchange rate was 14.73 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Seychelles, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Seychelles stood at 14.73 LCU per US$, period average.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Seychelles peaked at 17.62 LCU per US$, period average in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.76 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
Seychelles ranks 104th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 LCU per US$, period average | 4.76 LCU per US$, period average | 5.56 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.19 LCU per US$, period average | 5.34 LCU per US$, period average | 7.64 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 LCU per US$, period average | 5.38 LCU per US$, period average | 7.13 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.13 LCU per US$, period average | 4.76 LCU per US$, period average | 5.34 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.87 LCU per US$, period average | 5.4 LCU per US$, period average | 13.61 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.12 LCU per US$, period average | 12.06 LCU per US$, period average | 14.03 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.35 LCU per US$, period average | 14.02 LCU per US$, period average | 17.62 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 101 Moldova 17.38 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 102 Maldives 15.42 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 103 Eritrea 15.07 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 105 Botswana 13.5 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 106 Ghana 12.56 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 107 Norway 10.4 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Seychelles
- Net migration 1,590 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.67 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 7.58 billion current LCU (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 34.5% (2025)
- Broad money 84.7% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 25.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 24.5% (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector 24.5% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 10.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government -0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Seychelles?
- Official exchange rate in Seychelles was 14.73 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 17.62 LCU per US$, period average in 2020.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does Seychelles rank for official exchange rate?
- Seychelles ranks 104th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.