Official exchange rate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Official exchange rate was 7.8 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.8 LCU per US$, period average
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
114th
of 213 countries
All-time high
7.84 LCU per US$, period average
in 2018
All-time low
4.66 LCU per US$, period average
in 1977
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Official exchange rate in Hong Kong, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Hong Kong stood at 7.8 LCU per US$, period average.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Hong Kong peaked at 7.84 LCU per US$, period average in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.66 LCU per US$, period average, in 1977.
Hong Kong ranks 114th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Official exchange rate in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | LCU per US$, period average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | — |
| 1961 | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.74 LCU per US$, period average | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.06 LCU per US$, period average | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 6.06 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.06 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.98 LCU per US$, period average | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.64 LCU per US$, period average | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 5.15 LCU per US$, period average | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 5.03 LCU per US$, period average | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.94 LCU per US$, period average | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.9 LCU per US$, period average | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 4.66 LCU per US$, period average | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 4.68 LCU per US$, period average | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5 LCU per US$, period average | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 4.98 LCU per US$, period average | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.59 LCU per US$, period average | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 6.07 LCU per US$, period average | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 7.27 LCU per US$, period average | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 7.82 LCU per US$, period average | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.81 LCU per US$, period average | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 7.77 LCU per US$, period average | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 7.74 LCU per US$, period average | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.74 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.73 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 7.74 LCU per US$, period average | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.73 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.74 LCU per US$, period average | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.75 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.76 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.78 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.77 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.75 LCU per US$, period average | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7.77 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.78 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.76 LCU per US$, period average | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.76 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.75 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.75 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.76 LCU per US$, period average | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.84 LCU per US$, period average | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.84 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.76 LCU per US$, period average | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.77 LCU per US$, period average | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.83 LCU per US$, period average | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.83 LCU per US$, period average | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 LCU per US$, period average | 5.71 LCU per US$, period average | 6.06 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.2 LCU per US$, period average | 4.66 LCU per US$, period average | 6.06 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.07 LCU per US$, period average | 4.98 LCU per US$, period average | 7.82 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.75 LCU per US$, period average | 7.73 LCU per US$, period average | 7.79 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 LCU per US$, period average | 7.75 LCU per US$, period average | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.78 LCU per US$, period average | 7.75 LCU per US$, period average | 7.84 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 LCU per US$, period average | 7.76 LCU per US$, period average | 7.83 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 111 Morocco 9.35 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 112 Solomon Islands 8.33 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 113 Macao 8.03 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 115 Guatemala 7.68 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 116 China 7.19 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 117 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.91 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Hong Kong?
- Official exchange rate in Hong Kong was 7.8 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 LCU per US$, period average in 2018.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.66 LCU per US$, period average in 1977.
- How does Hong Kong rank for official exchange rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 114th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.