If you are a U.S. citizen, love to travel, or are just invested in how the U.S. economy is doing, you might be curious about how much the U.S. dollar is worth around the world. The team at Madison Trust has researched currencies around the world and how global currencies compare to the U.S. dollar to create this comprehensive visualization:
How Much Is the Dollar Worth in Canada?
A U.S. dollar will buy you around 1.35 Canadian dollars. Keep in mind, though, that exchange rates fluctuate constantly.
How Much Is the Dollar Worth in Mexico?
As of Sept. 1, an American dollar was worth 16.74 Mexican pesos.
How Much Is the Dollar Worth in Japan?
You can buy around 245 Japanese yen with an American dollar.
Is the U.S. Dollar Strong?
According to the International Monetary Fund, the value of the U.S. dollar reached an all-time high in 2022, so yes, the dollar is pretty strong.
Is a Strong U.S. Dollar Bad for the World?
For U.S. consumers, a strong U.S. dollar means cheaper imported goods and more affordable foreign travel. However, U.S. companies that export or rely on global markets can suffer financially due to dollar value increases. A strong U.S. dollar also feeds into inflation pressures abroad; when a country’s currency weakens against the U.S. dollar, the price of American imports rises. On average, a 10% appreciation in the value of the dollar inflates prices around 1% abroad.
What Currency Is Strongest Against the Dollar?
If you’re wondering what currencies are better than the U.S. dollar, the best answer would be the Kuwaiti dinar (KWD), the official currency of Kuwait, which is the strongest currency in the world. The USD to KWD exchange rate is 0.31, which means that one Kuwaiti dinar is worth roughly $3.
Why Is the Kuwaiti Dinar So Strong?
The Kuwaiti dinar is so valuable because the demand for it is so high. This is due to Kuwait having a strong, stable economy backed by vast oil reserves.
Other currencies that are stronger than the U.S. dollar include the Bahraini dollar, the Oman rial, the Jordanian dinar, and the Gibraltar pound.
What Is the Weakest Currency in the World?
The weakest currency in the world is the Iranian rial (IRR). The USD to IRR operational rate of exchange is 371,992, meaning that one U.S. dollar equals 371,922 Iranian rials.
Why Is the Iranian Rial So Weak?
U.S. sanctions against Iran play a major role in the weakness of the Iranian rial. When the United States withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in 2018, it also reinstated sanctions on various Iranian sectors. Political unrest, protests, and a lack of diplomacy also contribute to the poor value of the Iranian rial.
The Strongest and Weakest Currencies in the World Compared to the U.S. Dollar
|
Country |
Currency Code |
Currency |
United States Dollar Exchange Rate |
|
Kuwait |
KWD |
Kuwaiti Dinar |
0.31 |
|
Bahrain |
BHD |
Bahraini Dinar |
0.38 |
|
Oman |
OMR |
Oman Rial |
0.39 |
|
Jordan |
JOD |
Jordanian Dinar |
0.71 |
|
Gibraltar |
GIP |
Gibraltar Pound |
0.79 |
|
Saint Helena |
SHP |
St. Helena Pound |
0.79 |
|
United Kingdom |
GBP |
U.K. Pound |
0.79 |
|
Cayman Islands |
KYD |
Cayman Islands Dollar |
0.82 |
|
Liechtenstein |
CHF |
Swiss Franc |
0.88 |
|
Switzerland |
CHF |
Swiss Franc |
0.88 |
|
Andorra |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Austria |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Belgium |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Canary Islands |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Croatia |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Cyprus |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Estonia |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Finland |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
France |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
French Guiana |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Germany |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Greece |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Guadeloupe |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Ireland |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Italy |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Latvia |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Lithuania |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Luxembourg |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Malta |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Martinique |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Monaco |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Montenegro |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Netherlands |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Portugal |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Reunion |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
San Marino |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Slovakia |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Slovenia |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
Spain |
EUR |
Euro |
0.91 |
|
American Samoa |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Bahamas |
BSD |
Bahamian Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Bermuda |
BMD |
Bermuda Dollar |
1.00 |
|
East Timor |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Ecuador |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
El Salvador |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Guam |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Marshall Islands |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Micronesia |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Palau |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Panama |
PAB |
Panamanian Balboa |
1.00 |
|
Puerto Rico |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
United States of America |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
British Virgin Islands |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
U.S. Virgin Islands |
USD |
U.S. Dollar |
1.00 |
|
Brunei |
BND |
Brunei Dollar |
1.35 |
|
Singapore |
SGD |
Singapore Dollar |
1.35 |
|
Canada |
CAD |
Canadian Dollar |
1.35 |
|
Australia |
AUD |
Australian Dollar |
1.53 |
|
Kiribati |
AUD |
Australian Dollar |
1.53 |
|
Nauru |
AUD |
Australian Dollar |
1.53 |
|
Tuvalu |
AUD |
Australian Dollar |
1.53 |
|
Cook Islands |
NZD |
New Zealand Dollar |
1.67 |
|
New Zealand |
NZD |
New Zealand Dollar |
1.67 |
|
Niue |
NZD |
New Zealand Dollar |
1.67 |
|
Tokelau Islands |
NZD |
New Zealand Dollar |
1.67 |
|
Azerbaijan |
AZN |
Azerbaijan Manat |
1.70 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
BAM |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark |
1.79 |
|
Bulgaria |
BGN |
Bulgarian Lev |
1.79 |
|
Aruba |
AWG |
Aruban Guilder |
1.79 |
|
Netherlands Antilles |
ANG |
Netherlands Antilles Guilder |
1.79 |
|
Barbados |
BBD |
Barbados Dollar |
2.00 |
|
Belize |
BZD |
Belize Dollar |
2.00 |
|
Fiji |
FJD |
Fiji Dollar |
2.28 |
|
Tonga |
TOP |
Tonga Pa'anga |
2.31 |
|
Georgia |
GEL |
Georgian Lari |
2.64 |
|
Anguilla |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
Dominica |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
Grenada |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
Montserrat |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
Saint Lucia |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
XCD |
East Caribbean Dollar |
2.70 |
|
Samoa |
WST |
Samoa Tala |
2.74 |
|
Tunisia |
TND |
Tunisian Dinar |
3.09 |
|
Belarus |
BYN |
Belarusian Ruble |
3.17 |
|
Turkmenistan |
TMT |
Turkmenistan Manat |
3.50 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
PGK |
Papua New Guinean Kina |
3.58 |
|
Qatar |
QAR |
Qatari Rial |
3.65 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
AED |
United Arab Emirates Dirham |
3.67 |
|
Peru |
PEN |
Peruvian Sol |
3.69 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
SAR |
Saudi Riyal |
3.75 |
|
Israel |
ILS |
Israel Shekel |
3.78 |
|
Poland |
PLN |
Poland Zloty |
4.08 |
|
Romania |
RON |
Romanian Leu |
4.51 |
|
Malaysia |
MYR |
Malaysia Ringgit |
4.64 |
|
Libya |
LYD |
Libyan Dinar |
4.84 |
|
Brazil |
BRL |
Brazilian Real |
4.86 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
TTD |
Trinidad and Tobago Dollar |
6.76 |
|
Denmark |
DKK |
Danish Krone |
6.81 |
|
Greenland |
DKK |
Danish Krone |
6.81 |
|
Bolivia |
BOB |
Bolivia Boliviano |
6.85 |
|
China |
CNY |
Chinese Renminbi |
7.28 |
|
Hong Kong |
HKD |
Hong Kong Dollar |
7.85 |
|
Guatemala |
GTQ |
Guatemala Quetzal |
7.85 |
|
Macao |
MOP |
Macao Pataca |
8.08 |
|
Solomon Islands |
SBD |
Solomon Islands Dollar |
8.16 |
|
Morocco |
MAD |
Morocco Dirham |
10.08 |
|
Norway |
NOK |
Norwegian Krone |
10.54 |
|
Sweden |
SEK |
Swedish Krona |
10.80 |
|
Tajikistan |
TJS |
Tajikistan Somoni |
10.94 |
|
Ghana |
GHS |
Ghana Cedi |
11.35 |
|
Seychelles |
SCR |
Seychelles Rupee |
13.13 |
|
Botswana |
BWP |
Botswana Pula |
13.41 |
|
Eritrea |
ERN |
Eritrea Nakfa |
15.00 |
|
Maldives |
MVR |
Maldives Rufiyaa |
15.00 |
|
Mexico |
MXN |
Mexican Peso |
16.74 |
|
Moldova |
MDL |
Moldovan Leu |
17.74 |
|
Eswatini |
SZL |
Swazi Lilangeni |
18.47 |
|
Lesotho |
LSL |
Lesotho Loti |
18.47 |
|
Namibia |
NAD |
Namibia Dollar |
18.47 |
|
South Africa |
ZAR |
South Africa Rand |
18.47 |
|
Zambia |
ZMW |
Zambia Kwacha |
20.07 |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
STN |
Sao Tome and Principe Dobra |
20.60 |
|
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
Sierra Leone Leone |
21.80 |
|
Czechia |
CZK |
Czech Koruna |
22.03 |
|
Cuba |
CUP |
Cuban Peso |
24.00 |
|
Honduras |
HNL |
Honduras Lempira |
24.47 |
|
Turkey |
TRY |
Turkish Lira |
26.71 |
|
Egypt |
EGP |
Egyptian Pound |
30.92 |
|
Venezuela |
VES |
Venezuelan Bolivar Digital |
32.44 |
|
Thailand |
THB |
Thai Baht |
34.94 |
|
Nicaragua |
NIO |
Nicaragua Cordoba Oro |
36.19 |
|
Ukraine |
UAH |
Ukraine Hryvnia |
37.00 |
|
Uruguay |
UYU |
Uruguay Peso |
37.57 |
|
Mauritania |
MRU |
Mauritania Ouguiya |
37.71 |
|
Suriname |
SRD |
Surinamese Dollar |
38.37 |
|
Mauritius |
MUR |
Mauritius Rupee |
45.35 |
|
Ethiopia |
ETB |
Ethiopian Birr |
55.03 |
|
North Macedonia |
MKD |
Macedonian Denar |
56.10 |
|
Dominican Republic |
DOP |
Dominican Peso |
56.41 |
|
Philippines |
PHP |
Philippine Peso |
56.73 |
|
Gambia |
GMD |
Gambian Dalasi |
60.82 |
|
Mozambique |
MZN |
Mozambique Metical |
63.25 |
|
Bhutan |
BTN |
Bhutan Ngultrum |
82.73 |
|
India |
INR |
Indian Rupee |
82.73 |
|
Afghanistan |
AFN |
Afghanistan Afghani |
84.04 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
KGS |
Kyrgyzstan Som |
87.50 |
|
Russia |
RUB |
Russian Rouble |
95.94 |
|
Albania |
ALL |
Albania Lek |
97.32 |
|
Cape Verde |
CVE |
Cape Verde Escudo |
100.77 |
|
Serbia |
RSD |
Serbian Dinar |
107.07 |
|
Bangladesh |
BDT |
Bangladesh Taka |
108.50 |
|
French Polynesia |
XPF |
CFP Franc |
109.06 |
|
New Caledonia |
XPF |
CFP Franc |
109.06 |
|
Wallis and Futuna Islands |
XPF |
CFP Franc |
109.06 |
|
North Korea |
KPW |
North Korean Won |
110.00 |
|
Vanuatu |
VUV |
Vanuatu Vatu |
118.06 |
|
Iceland |
ISK |
Iceland Krona |
130.15 |
|
Nepal |
NPR |
Nepalese Rupee |
132.24 |
|
Algeria |
DZD |
Algerian Dinar |
135.77 |
|
Haiti |
HTG |
Haiti Gourde |
135.82 |
|
Kenya |
KES |
Kenyan Shilling |
145.23 |
|
Japan |
JPY |
Japanese Yen |
145.57 |
|
Jamaica |
JMD |
Jamaican Dollar |
153.43 |
|
Djibouti |
DJF |
Djibouti Franc |
177.00 |
|
Liberia |
LRD |
Liberian Dollar |
184.99 |
|
Guyana |
GYD |
Guyana Dollar |
208.50 |
|
Pakistan |
PKR |
Pakistani Rupee |
303.95 |
|
Sri Lanka |
LKR |
Sri Lanka Rupee |
320.34 |
|
Hungary |
HUF |
Hungary Forint |
346.24 |
|
Argentina |
ARS |
Argentine Peso |
349.95 |
|
Armenia |
AMD |
Armenian Dram |
383.61 |
|
Comoros |
KMF |
Comoros Franc |
449.61 |
|
Kazakhstan |
KZT |
Kazakhstan Tenge |
461.85 |
|
Yemen |
YER |
Yemeni Rial |
516.95 |
|
Costa Rica |
CRC |
Costa Rica Colon |
538.60 |
|
Benin |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Burkina Faso |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Cameroon |
XAF |
Central African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Central African Republic |
XAF |
Central African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Chad |
XAF |
Central African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Republic of the Congo |
XAF |
Central African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
XAF |
Central African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Gabon |
XAF |
Central African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Mali |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Niger |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Senegal |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Togo |
XOF |
West African CFA Franc |
599.49 |
|
Sudan |
SDG |
Sudanese Pound |
608.00 |
|
Nigeria |
NGN |
Nigeria Naira |
771.60 |
|
Angola |
AOA |
Angolan Kwanza |
824.90 |
|
Chile |
CLP |
Chilean Peso |
855.00 |
|
South Sudan |
SSP |
South Sudanese Pound |
1,007.29 |
|
Malawi |
MWK |
Malawi Kwacha |
1,095.32 |
|
Rwanda |
RWF |
Rwanda Franc |
1,179.52 |
|
Iraq |
IQD |
Iraqi Dinar |
1,310.00 |
|
South Korea |
KRW |
South Korean Won |
1,323.26 |
|
Myanmar |
MMK |
Myanmar Kyat |
2,100.00 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
CDF |
Congolese Franc |
2,421.49 |
|
Tanzania |
TZS |
Tanzania Shilling |
2,493.14 |
|
Burundi |
BIF |
Burundi Franc |
2,814.00 |
|
Mongolia |
MNT |
Mongolia Tugrik |
3,465.64 |
|
Uganda |
UGX |
Uganda Shilling |
3,717.00 |
|
Colombia |
COP |
Colombian Peso |
4,082.00 |
|
Cambodia |
KHR |
Cambodian Riel |
4,138.00 |
|
Madagascar |
MGA |
Malagasy Ariary |
4,465.92 |
|
Zimbabwe |
ZWL |
Zimbabwean RTGS Dollar |
4,570.34 |
|
Paraguay |
PYG |
Paraguay Guarani |
7,275.00 |
|
Guinea |
GNF |
Guinean Franc |
8,497.01 |
|
Syria |
SYP |
Syrian Pound |
8,500.00 |
|
Uzbekistan |
UZS |
Uzbekistan Sum |
12,060.00 |
|
Indonesia |
IDR |
Indonesia Rupiah |
15,236.00 |
|
Laos |
LAK |
Laos Kip |
19,686.00 |
|
Vietnam |
VND |
Vietnamese Dong |
24,129.00 |
|
Somalia |
SOS |
Somali Shilling |
24,300.00 |
|
Lebanon |
LBP |
Lebanese Pound |
85,500.00 |
|
Iran |
IRR |
Iranian Rial |
371,992.00 |
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