DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
212
Highest
452,865 LCU per US$
Iran
Lowest
0.3067 LCU per US$
Kuwait
Median
10.66 LCU per US$
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
10,748
What the numbers show
DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 452,865 LCU per US$ in Iran; the lowest is 0.3067 LCU per US$ in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.66 LCU per US$, and the mean is 3,469 LCU per US$.
Over the past decade 167 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 3,680,210.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 11.7%).
DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) (UNESCO Institute): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 452,865 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 1,608.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Lebanon | 89,500 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 5,837.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Somalia | 28,118 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 24,165 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Laos | 20,167 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 15,855 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Syria | 14,145 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 8,320.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 12,652 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 447.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea | 8,539 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Paraguay | 7,560 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Burundi | 4,770 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 4,525 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 4,074 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 4,072 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 3,779 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 3,390 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,823 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Tanzania | 2,600 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Myanmar | 2,100 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Yemen | 1,824 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 748.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 1,738 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 309.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Sudan | 1,568 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 17,513.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 1,478 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 841.5% | volatile |
| 24 | South Korea | 1,363 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 25 | Rwanda | 1,318 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Iraq | 1,300 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 27 | South Sudan | 1,229 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 41,564.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 1,009 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 857.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 943.57 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 914.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 10,413.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Congo | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Gabon | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Niger | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Chad | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 31 | Togo | 606.35 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 515.11 LCU per US$ | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 468.96 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 454.52 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 48 | Armenia | 392.73 LCU per US$ | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 365.69 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 302.12 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Pakistan | 283.1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Guyana | 208.5 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Djibouti | 177.72 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Jamaica | 156.44 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 151.37 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 56 | Iceland | 137.96 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 134.82 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 134.05 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Nepal | 133.03 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Haiti | 132.27 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 119.17 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 111.14 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 63 | New Caledonia | 110.31 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | flat |
| 63 | French Polynesia | 110.31 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | flat |
| 65 | Serbia | 108.2 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 101.92 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 67 | Albania | 93.09 LCU per US$ | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Russia | 92.53 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.15 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 70 | India | 84.6 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Bhutan | 83.67 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 70.34 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 67.04 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Mozambique | 63.91 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 59.57 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Philippines | 57.29 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 56.87 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 48.57 LCU per US$ | 2022 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritius | 46.41 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 40.21 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Ukraine | 40.15 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 237.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritania | 39.62 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 36.62 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Egypt | 35.73 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 412.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Thailand | 35.29 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 86 | Suriname | 33.18 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 905.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Turkey | 32.81 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 1,399.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Zambia | 26.17 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 325.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 24.8 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 23.4 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 23.22 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 22.59 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 399.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Lesotho | 18.33 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 18.33 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 93 | South Africa | 18.33 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | 18.32 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Mexico | 18.3 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Moldova | 17.79 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | 15.39 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 100 | Eritrea | 15.07 LCU per US$ | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 14.72 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 3,680,210.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Seychelles | 14.53 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 103 | Ghana | 14.2 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 389.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Botswana | 13.56 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 10.8 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Norway | 10.75 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 107 | Sweden | 10.57 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 108 | Morocco | 9.94 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 8.45 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Macao | 8.04 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 7.8 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 7.76 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 113 | China | 7.2 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 114 | Bolivia | 6.91 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 6.89 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 115 | Greenland | 6.89 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 117 | Faroe Islands | 6.89 LCU per US$ | 2023 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.75 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 119 | Venezuela | 6.28 LCU per US$ | 2014 | up 232.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Brazil | 5.39 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Libya | 4.83 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 279.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Romania | 4.6 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Malaysia | 4.58 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 124 | Poland | 3.98 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 3.82 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Peru | 3.75 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 3.75 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Israel | 3.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 3.67 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 130 | Qatar | 3.64 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 3.5 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Belarus | 3.25 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Tunisia | 3.11 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 2.76 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 2.72 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Dominica | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Grenada | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Tonga | 2.37 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 143 | Fiji | 2.27 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 144 | Belize | 2 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Barbados | 2 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Bulgaria | 1.81 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.81 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 148 | Aruba | 1.79 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Curacao | 1.79 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.79 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 1.7 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 152 | New Zealand | 1.65 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 153 | Australia | 1.53 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 153 | Nauru | 1.53 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 155 | Kiribati | 1.52 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 156 | Tuvalu | 1.51 LCU per US$ | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 157 | Canada | 1.37 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 158 | Singapore | 1.34 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 159 | Brunei | 1.34 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 160 | American Samoa | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Bahamas | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Bermuda | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Cuba | 1 LCU per US$ | 2020 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 160 | Ecuador | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Micronesia (country) | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Guam | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Liberia | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Marshall Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Panama | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Palau | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Palestine | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | El Salvador | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | East Timor | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | United States | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | San Marino | 0.9248 LCU per US$ | 2023 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 180 | Montenegro | 0.9244 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 181 | Andorra | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | Austria | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Belgium | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Cyprus | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Germany | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Spain | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | Estonia | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | Finland | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | France | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 181 | Greece | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Ireland | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | Italy | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | Lithuania | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Latvia | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 181 | Monaco | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 181 | Malta | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Netherlands | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Portugal | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 181 | Slovakia | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | Slovenia | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 203 | Croatia | 0.9239 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 204 | Switzerland | 0.8804 LCU per US$ | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | 0.8804 LCU per US$ | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 206 | Cayman Islands | 0.8333 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | United Kingdom | 0.7824 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 207 | Isle of Man | 0.7824 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 209 | Jordan | 0.71 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 210 | Oman | 0.3845 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 211 | Bahrain | 0.376 LCU per US$ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 212 | Kuwait | 0.3067 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release