Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (International) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (International) was 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Cayman Islands, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.8388 LCU per US$, period average in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
That places Cayman Islands 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (International) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | LCU per US$, period average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | — |
| 1961 | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7275 LCU per US$, period average | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8278 LCU per US$, period average | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.8328 LCU per US$, period average | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8005 LCU per US$, period average | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8163 LCU per US$, period average | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8388 LCU per US$, period average | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 LCU per US$, period average, 83% of the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7 LCU per US$, period average, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7394 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8283 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8005 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8388 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 205 Liechtenstein 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 205 Switzerland 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 207 Cuba 0.822 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Cayman Islands
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 10.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0249 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,596 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 10.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,596 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 10.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,596 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 10.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,596 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 12.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Cayman Islands?
- Official exchange rate in Cayman Islands was 0.8333 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8388 LCU per US$, period average in 1974.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for official exchange rate?
- Cayman Islands ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.