Mauritania vs Suriname: Official exchange rate
Official exchange rate over time
- Mauritania
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 37.26 LCU per US$, period average against 36.49 LCU per US$, period average in Mauritania, a difference of 0.77 LCU per US$, period average.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 88th and Suriname ranks 86th of 213 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.96 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average | 4.96 LCU per US$, period average | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 4.77 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 4.77 LCU per US$, period average | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.48 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 6.48 LCU per US$, period average | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 13.11 LCU per US$, period average | 0.2711 LCU per US$, period average | 12.84 LCU per US$, period average | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 25.81 LCU per US$, period average | 2.46 LCU per US$, period average | 23.34 LCU per US$, period average | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 32.16 LCU per US$, period average | 4.8 LCU per US$, period average | 27.36 LCU per US$, period average | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 36.67 LCU per US$, period average | 22.26 LCU per US$, period average | 14.41 LCU per US$, period average | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official exchange rate, Mauritania or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 37.26 LCU per US$, period average against 36.49 LCU per US$, period average in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official exchange rate between Mauritania and Suriname?
- 0.77 LCU per US$, period average, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Suriname rank globally for official exchange rate?
- Mauritania ranks 88th and Suriname ranks 86th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.