Official exchange rate (local currency units per US$, period average)
Definition
Average official exchange rate for the year: how many units of local currency (reais, for Brazil) equal 1 US dollar.
- Formula
- Annual average of the official exchange rate (local currency / US$).
- Unit
- local currency per US$
- License
- CC-BY-4.0
Official exchange rate (local currency units per US$, period average)
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Official exchange rate (local currency units per US$, period average)
- Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · Source version: 2026-10-08 · Collected on: 2026-11-01 · License: CC-BY-4.0
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| Year | Brazil | Argentina | Chile | Colombia | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.91 | 30.93 | 0.01 |
| 1976 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.05 | 34.70 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.54 | 36.77 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.66 | 39.10 | 0.02 |
| 1979 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.25 | 42.55 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 | 47.28 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 | 54.49 | 0.02 |
| 1982 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.91 | 64.09 | 0.06 |
| 1983 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.79 | 78.86 | 0.12 |
| 1984 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 98.48 | 100.82 | 0.17 |
| 1985 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 160.86 | 142.31 | 0.26 |
| 1986 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 192.93 | 194.26 | 0.61 |
| 1987 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 219.41 | 242.61 | 1.38 |
| 1988 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 245.01 | 299.17 | 2.27 |
| 1989 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 266.95 | 382.57 | 2.46 |
| 1990 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 304.90 | 502.26 | 2.81 |
| 1991 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 349.22 | 627.15 | 3.02 |
| 1992 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 362.58 | 680.39 | 3.09 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 1.00 | 404.17 | 786.35 | 3.12 |
| 1994 | 0.66 | 1.00 | 420.18 | 826.54 | 3.38 |
| 1995 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 396.77 | 912.90 | 6.42 |
| 1996 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 412.27 | 1,036.62 | 7.60 |
| 1997 | 1.08 | 1.00 | 419.30 | 1,141.12 | 7.92 |
| 1998 | 1.16 | 1.00 | 460.29 | 1,426.42 | 9.14 |
| 1999 | 1.81 | 1.00 | 508.78 | 1,756.69 | 9.56 |
| 2000 | 1.83 | 1.00 | 539.59 | 2,087.92 | 9.46 |
| 2001 | 2.35 | 1.00 | 634.94 | 2,299.89 | 9.34 |
| 2002 | 2.92 | 3.06 | 688.94 | 2,504.68 | 9.66 |
| 2003 | 3.08 | 2.90 | 691.40 | 2,877.54 | 10.79 |
| 2004 | 2.93 | 2.92 | 609.53 | 2,628.37 | 11.29 |
| 2005 | 2.43 | 2.90 | 559.77 | 2,321.13 | 10.90 |
| 2006 | 2.18 | 3.05 | 530.28 | 2,358.59 | 10.90 |
| 2007 | 1.95 | 3.10 | 522.46 | 2,077.81 | 10.93 |
| 2008 | 1.83 | 3.14 | 522.46 | 1,965.14 | 11.13 |
| 2009 | 2.00 | 3.71 | 560.86 | 2,157.60 | 13.51 |
| 2010 | 1.76 | 3.90 | 510.25 | 1,899.00 | 12.64 |
| 2011 | 1.67 | 4.11 | 483.67 | 1,848.02 | 12.42 |
| 2012 | 1.95 | 4.54 | 486.47 | 1,798.01 | 13.17 |
| 2013 | 2.16 | 5.46 | 495.27 | 1,868.90 | 12.77 |
| 2014 | 2.35 | 8.08 | 570.35 | 2,001.11 | 13.29 |
| 2015 | 3.33 | 9.23 | 654.12 | 2,741.78 | 15.85 |
| 2016 | 3.49 | 14.76 | 676.96 | 3,055.26 | 18.66 |
| 2017 | 3.19 | 16.56 | 648.83 | 2,951.49 | 18.93 |
| 2018 | 3.65 | 28.09 | 641.28 | 2,955.70 | 19.24 |
| 2019 | 3.94 | 48.15 | 702.90 | 3,281.62 | 19.26 |
| 2020 | 5.16 | 70.54 | 792.73 | 3,693.28 | 21.49 |
| 2021 | 5.39 | 94.99 | 758.96 | 3,744.24 | 20.27 |
| 2022 | 5.16 | 130.62 | 873.31 | 4,256.19 | 20.13 |
| 2023 | 4.99 | 296.26 | 840.07 | 4,325.96 | 17.76 |
| 2024 | 5.39 | 914.69 | 943.57 | 4,074.43 | 18.30 |
| 2025 | 5.59 | 1,240.85 | 951.33 | 4,053.14 | 19.24 |
Criticisms of the metric
- The market exchange rate does not reflect price differences across countries; to compare purchasing power use purchasing power parity.
- It is an annual average and can swing sharply from year to year for financial reasons, without an equivalent change in domestic purchasing power.
References
- World Bank. World Development Indicators — PA.NUS.FCRF. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF