Official exchange rate in Thailand
Thailand: Official exchange rate was 32.88 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Thailand stood at 32.88 LCU per US$, period average.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Thailand peaked at 44.43 LCU per US$, period average in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.34 LCU per US$, period average, in 1978.
Thailand ranks 89th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.88 LCU per US$, period average | 20.8 LCU per US$, period average | 21.18 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.53 LCU per US$, period average | 20.34 LCU per US$, period average | 20.8 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.21 LCU per US$, period average | 20.48 LCU per US$, period average | 27.16 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.78 LCU per US$, period average | 24.92 LCU per US$, period average | 41.36 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.94 LCU per US$, period average | 33.31 LCU per US$, period average | 44.43 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.33 LCU per US$, period average | 30.49 LCU per US$, period average | 35.3 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.55 LCU per US$, period average | 31.29 LCU per US$, period average | 35.29 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 86 Suriname 37.26 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 87 Nicaragua 36.62 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 88 Mauritania 36.49 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 90 Zimbabwe 26.6 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 91 Honduras 25.95 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 92 Zambia 25.28 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 389,633 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 48.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 263.90 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 24.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 177.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 182.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 206.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 205.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,874 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Thailand?
- Official exchange rate in Thailand was 32.88 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 44.43 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.34 LCU per US$, period average in 1978.
- How does Thailand rank for official exchange rate?
- Thailand ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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.