Official exchange rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Official exchange rate was 0.7595 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in United Kingdom, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official exchange rate in United Kingdom is 0.7595 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8113 LCU per US$, period average in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
That places United Kingdom 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3695 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4639 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4004 LCU per US$, period average | 0.5733 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6159 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4303 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7792 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6127 LCU per US$, period average | 0.5632 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6668 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5961 LCU per US$, period average | 0.4998 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6947 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6857 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6077 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7834 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7775 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7271 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8113 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 204 Liechtenstein 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 204 Switzerland 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 206 Cuba 0.822 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 207 Gibraltar 0.7595 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 207 Isle of Man 0.7595 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Net migration 389,911 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.39 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.89 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 112.3% (2024)
- Broad money 141.9% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 440.94 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 112.4% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 112.4% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.9% (2024)
- Claims on central government -1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in United Kingdom?
- Official exchange rate in United Kingdom was 0.7595 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8113 LCU per US$, period average in 2022.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3571 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for official exchange rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.