Algeria vs Jamaica: Official exchange rate

Algeria
131.61 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Jamaica
159.1 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Algeria rank
59th
Jamaica rank
56th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Algeria
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 159.1 LCU per US$, period average against 131.61 LCU per US$, period average in Algeria, a difference of 27.49 LCU per US$, period average.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 59th and Jamaica ranks 56th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 4.94 LCU per US$, period average 0.7391 LCU per US$, period average 4.2 LCU per US$, period average Algeria
1970s 4.26 LCU per US$, period average 1.02 LCU per US$, period average 3.24 LCU per US$, period average Algeria
1980s 5.06 LCU per US$, period average 3.9 LCU per US$, period average 1.16 LCU per US$, period average Algeria
1990s 39.31 LCU per US$, period average 28.36 LCU per US$, period average 10.95 LCU per US$, period average Algeria
2000s 73.41 LCU per US$, period average 61.42 LCU per US$, period average 11.99 LCU per US$, period average Algeria
2010s 94.19 LCU per US$, period average 110.54 LCU per US$, period average 16.35 LCU per US$, period average Jamaica
2020s 134.22 LCU per US$, period average 152.72 LCU per US$, period average 18.5 LCU per US$, period average Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Algeria or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 159.1 LCU per US$, period average against 131.61 LCU per US$, period average in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Algeria and Jamaica?
27.49 LCU per US$, period average, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Jamaica?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Jamaica rank globally for official exchange rate?
Algeria ranks 59th and Jamaica ranks 56th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
Unit
LCU per US$, period average
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,630 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.