Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Official exchange rate

Mauritania
36.49 LCU per US$, period average
in 2023
Zimbabwe
26.6 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Mauritania rank
88th
Zimbabwe rank
90th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 36.49 LCU per US$, period average against 26.6 LCU per US$, period average in Zimbabwe, a difference of 9.89 LCU per US$, period average.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 4.96 LCU per US$, period average 0.0007 LCU per US$, period average 4.96 LCU per US$, period average Mauritania
1970s 4.77 LCU per US$, period average 0.0006 LCU per US$, period average 4.77 LCU per US$, period average Mauritania
1980s 6.48 LCU per US$, period average 0.0013 LCU per US$, period average 6.48 LCU per US$, period average Mauritania
1990s 13.11 LCU per US$, period average 0.0119 LCU per US$, period average 13.1 LCU per US$, period average Mauritania
2000s 25.75 LCU per US$, period average 840.38 million LCU per US$, period average 840.38 million LCU per US$, period average Zimbabwe
2020s 36.67 LCU per US$, period average 1,006 LCU per US$, period average 969.33 LCU per US$, period average Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
Mauritania, at 36.49 LCU per US$, period average against 26.6 LCU per US$, period average in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
9.89 LCU per US$, period average, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for official exchange rate?
Mauritania ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 90th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.