What is official exchange rate in El Salvador?

Official exchange rate in El Salvador was 1 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 El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 8.76 LCU per US$, period average in 1997.

What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.

How does El Salvador rank for official exchange rate?

El Salvador ranks 161st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.

Is official exchange rate rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this El Salvador 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.

Official exchange rate in El Salvador

Name: Official exchange rate in El Salvador
Creator: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

El Salvador: Official exchange rate was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1 LCU per US$, period average

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

161st

of 213 countries

All-time high

8.76 LCU per US$, period average

in 1997

All-time low

1 LCU per US$, period average

in 2001

Years of data

1960–2025

Official exchange rate in El Salvador, 1960–2025

Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official exchange rate in El Salvador is 1 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official exchange rate in El Salvador peaked at 8.76 LCU per US$, period average in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 LCU per US$, period average, in 2001.

That places El Salvador 161st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Official exchange rate in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) in El Salvador, 1960 to 2025.
Year	LCU per US$, period average	Change
1960	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	—
1961	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1962	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1963	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1964	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1965	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1966	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1967	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1968	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1969	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1970	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1971	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1972	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1973	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	-0.0%
1974	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1975	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1976	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1977	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1978	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1979	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1980	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1981	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1982	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1983	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1984	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1985	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1986	4.85 LCU per US$, period average	+94.1%
1987	5 LCU per US$, period average	+3.0%
1988	5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1989	5 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1990	6.85 LCU per US$, period average	+37.0%
1991	8.02 LCU per US$, period average	+17.1%
1992	8.36 LCU per US$, period average	+4.3%
1993	8.7 LCU per US$, period average	+4.1%
1994	8.73 LCU per US$, period average	+0.3%
1995	8.75 LCU per US$, period average	+0.3%
1996	8.76 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1997	8.76 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
1998	8.76 LCU per US$, period average	-0.0%
1999	8.76 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2000	8.76 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2001	1 LCU per US$, period average	-88.6%
2002	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2003	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2004	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2005	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2006	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2007	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2008	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2009	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2010	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2011	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2012	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2013	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2014	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2015	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2016	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2017	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2018	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2019	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2020	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2021	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2022	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2023	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2024	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%
2025	1 LCU per US$, period average	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	10
1970s	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	10
1980s	3.49 LCU per US$, period average	2.5 LCU per US$, period average	5 LCU per US$, period average	10
1990s	8.44 LCU per US$, period average	6.85 LCU per US$, period average	8.76 LCU per US$, period average	10
2000s	1.78 LCU per US$, period average	1 LCU per US$, period average	8.76 LCU per US$, period average	10
2010s	1 LCU per US$, period average	1 LCU per US$, period average	1 LCU per US$, period average	10
2020s	1 LCU per US$, period average	1 LCU per US$, period average	1 LCU per US$, period average	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

158 Canada 1.4 LCU per US$, period average compare
159 Brunei Darussalam 1.31 LCU per US$, period average compare
160 Singapore 1.31 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 American Samoa 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Bahamas 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Bermuda 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Ecuador 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Guam 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Marshall Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Micronesia, Federated States of 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Northern Mariana Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Palau 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Panama 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Puerto Rico 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Timor-Leste 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 United States of America 1 LCU per US$, period average compare
161 United States Virgin Islands 1 LCU per US$, period average compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More financial sector data for El Salvador

Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,882 current LCU per person (2025)
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.03 million SDR (2025)
Gold reserves at market value 185.32 million SDR (2025)
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.17 billion SDR (2025)
Reserves excluding gold 3.33 billion SDR (2025)
Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.52 billion SDR (2025)
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.51 billion SDR (2025)
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is official exchange rate in El Salvador?: Official exchange rate in El Salvador was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 8.76 LCU per US$, period average in 1997.
What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 1 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
How does El Salvador rank for official exchange rate?: El Salvador ranks 161st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
Is official exchange rate rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 20 August 2026

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.