Statizoid

Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (UNESCO) in Ireland

Ireland: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (UNESCO) was 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9239 LCU per US$, period average
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
178th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.12 LCU per US$, period average
in 2001
All-time low
0.4004 LCU per US$, period average
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Official exchange rate in Ireland, 1970–2024

00.250.50.751197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LCU per US$, period average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for official exchange rate in Ireland is 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Ireland peaked at 1.12 LCU per US$, period average in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4004 LCU per US$, period average, in 1972.

That places Ireland 178th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (UNESCO) in Ireland, year by year

Year LCU per US$, period average Change
1970 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average —
1971 0.4109 LCU per US$, period average -1.4%
1972 0.4004 LCU per US$, period average -2.6%
1973 0.4082 LCU per US$, period average +1.9%
1974 0.4278 LCU per US$, period average +4.8%
1975 0.452 LCU per US$, period average +5.7%
1976 0.5565 LCU per US$, period average +23.1%
1977 0.5733 LCU per US$, period average +3.0%
1978 0.5215 LCU per US$, period average -9.0%
1979 0.4886 LCU per US$, period average -6.3%
1980 0.4867 LCU per US$, period average -0.4%
1981 0.6213 LCU per US$, period average +27.7%
1982 0.7046 LCU per US$, period average +13.4%
1983 0.8047 LCU per US$, period average +14.2%
1984 0.9225 LCU per US$, period average +14.6%
1985 0.9456 LCU per US$, period average +2.5%
1986 0.7431 LCU per US$, period average -21.4%
1987 0.6729 LCU per US$, period average -9.4%
1988 0.6565 LCU per US$, period average -2.4%
1989 0.7055 LCU per US$, period average +7.5%
1990 0.6046 LCU per US$, period average -14.3%
1991 0.6213 LCU per US$, period average +2.8%
1992 0.5877 LCU per US$, period average -5.4%
1993 0.6773 LCU per US$, period average +15.2%
1994 0.6686 LCU per US$, period average -1.3%
1995 0.6237 LCU per US$, period average -6.7%
1996 0.625 LCU per US$, period average +0.2%
1997 0.6596 LCU per US$, period average +5.5%
1998 0.7023 LCU per US$, period average +6.5%
1999 0.9383 LCU per US$, period average +33.6%
2000 1.08 LCU per US$, period average +15.4%
2001 1.12 LCU per US$, period average +3.1%
2002 1.06 LCU per US$, period average -5.3%
2003 0.8841 LCU per US$, period average -16.4%
2004 0.8039 LCU per US$, period average -9.1%
2005 0.8038 LCU per US$, period average -0.0%
2006 0.7964 LCU per US$, period average -0.9%
2007 0.7297 LCU per US$, period average -8.4%
2008 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average -6.8%
2009 0.717 LCU per US$, period average +5.4%
2010 0.7543 LCU per US$, period average +5.2%
2011 0.7184 LCU per US$, period average -4.8%
2012 0.7783 LCU per US$, period average +8.3%
2013 0.753 LCU per US$, period average -3.3%
2014 0.7527 LCU per US$, period average -0.0%
2015 0.9013 LCU per US$, period average +19.7%
2016 0.9034 LCU per US$, period average +0.2%
2017 0.8852 LCU per US$, period average -2.0%
2018 0.8468 LCU per US$, period average -4.3%
2019 0.8933 LCU per US$, period average +5.5%
2020 0.8755 LCU per US$, period average -2.0%
2021 0.8455 LCU per US$, period average -3.4%
2022 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average +12.3%
2023 0.9248 LCU per US$, period average -2.6%
2024 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average -0.1%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 LCU per US$, period average, 92% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.75 LCU per US$, period average, 53% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4656 LCU per US$, period average 0.4004 LCU per US$, period average 0.5733 LCU per US$, period average 10
1980s 0.7263 LCU per US$, period average 0.4867 LCU per US$, period average 0.9456 LCU per US$, period average 10
1990s 0.6708 LCU per US$, period average 0.5877 LCU per US$, period average 0.9383 LCU per US$, period average 10
2000s 0.8672 LCU per US$, period average 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average 1.12 LCU per US$, period average 10
2010s 0.8187 LCU per US$, period average 0.7184 LCU per US$, period average 0.9034 LCU per US$, period average 10
2020s 0.9039 LCU per US$, period average 0.8455 LCU per US$, period average 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 176 Montenegro 0.9244 LCU per US$, period average compare
  2. 176 San Marino 0.9244 LCU per US$, period average compare
  3. 178 Austria 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  4. 178 Belgium 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  5. 178 Cyprus 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  6. 178 Germany 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  7. 178 Spain 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  8. 178 Estonia 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  9. 178 Finland 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  10. 178 France 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  11. 178 Greece 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  12. 178 Croatia 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  13. 178 Italy 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  14. 178 Lithuania 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  15. 178 Luxembourg 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  16. 178 Latvia 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  17. 178 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  18. 178 Monaco 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  19. 178 Malta 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  20. 178 Netherlands 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  21. 178 Portugal 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  22. 178 Slovakia 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  23. 178 Slovenia 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

More population data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is official exchange rate in Ireland?
Official exchange rate in Ireland was 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4004 LCU per US$, period average in 1972.
How does Ireland rank for official exchange rate?
Ireland ranks 178th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Official exchange rate in Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/official-exchange-rate-lcu-per-us-period-average-2/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/official-exchange-rate-lcu-per-us-period-average-2/ireland/">Official exchange rate in Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
Unit
LCU per US$, period average
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
209 places, 10,484 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release