Official exchange rate in East Timor
East Timor: Official exchange rate was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▬ Flat
Official exchange rate in East Timor, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official exchange rate in East Timor is 1 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in East Timor peaked at 1 LCU per US$, period average in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
That places East Timor 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 1 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 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 East Timor
- 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 Palau 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Panama 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Puerto Rico 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 LCU per US$, 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 East Timor
- Net migration -2,550 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.07 (2025)
- Net domestic credit -198.87 million current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.0% (2025)
- Broad money 71.8% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -49.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government -14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in East Timor?
- Official exchange rate in East Timor was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does East Timor rank for official exchange rate?
- East Timor ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.