Suriname vs Uruguay: Official exchange rate

Suriname
37.26 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Uruguay
41.19 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Suriname rank
86th
Uruguay rank
84th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Suriname
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 41.19 LCU per US$, period average against 37.26 LCU per US$, period average in Suriname, a difference of 3.93 LCU per US$, period average.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average 0.0001 LCU per US$, period average 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average Suriname
1970s 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average 0.0027 LCU per US$, period average 0.0009 LCU per US$, period average Uruguay
1980s 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average 0.1582 LCU per US$, period average 0.1564 LCU per US$, period average Uruguay
1990s 0.2711 LCU per US$, period average 6.08 LCU per US$, period average 5.81 LCU per US$, period average Uruguay
2000s 2.49 LCU per US$, period average 21.91 LCU per US$, period average 19.42 LCU per US$, period average Uruguay
2010s 4.8 LCU per US$, period average 25.56 LCU per US$, period average 20.76 LCU per US$, period average Uruguay
2020s 26.58 LCU per US$, period average 41.16 LCU per US$, period average 14.58 LCU per US$, period average Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Suriname or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 41.19 LCU per US$, period average against 37.26 LCU per US$, period average in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Suriname and Uruguay?
3.93 LCU per US$, period average, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for official exchange rate?
Suriname ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.