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

Malta: 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$, period average
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
178th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.9496 LCU per US$, period average
in 2022
All-time low
0.3117 LCU per US$, period average
in 2007
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Official exchange rate in Malta, 1970–2024

0.40.60.81197019972024

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate 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 Malta peaked at 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average, in 2007.

Malta ranks 178th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 Malta, year by year

Year LCU per US$, period average Change
1970 0.4167 LCU per US$, period average —
1971 0.4071 LCU per US$, period average -2.3%
1972 0.3816 LCU per US$, period average -6.3%
1973 0.3688 LCU per US$, period average -3.3%
1974 0.3855 LCU per US$, period average +4.5%
1975 0.3848 LCU per US$, period average -0.2%
1976 0.4251 LCU per US$, period average +10.5%
1977 0.4223 LCU per US$, period average -0.7%
1978 0.3854 LCU per US$, period average -8.7%
1979 0.3585 LCU per US$, period average -7.0%
1980 0.3454 LCU per US$, period average -3.6%
1981 0.3867 LCU per US$, period average +11.9%
1982 0.4121 LCU per US$, period average +6.6%
1983 0.4325 LCU per US$, period average +4.9%
1984 0.461 LCU per US$, period average +6.6%
1985 0.4692 LCU per US$, period average +1.8%
1986 0.393 LCU per US$, period average -16.2%
1987 0.3455 LCU per US$, period average -12.1%
1988 0.3309 LCU per US$, period average -4.2%
1989 0.3485 LCU per US$, period average +5.3%
1990 0.3178 LCU per US$, period average -8.8%
1991 0.3232 LCU per US$, period average +1.7%
1992 0.3189 LCU per US$, period average -1.3%
1993 0.3823 LCU per US$, period average +19.9%
1994 0.3779 LCU per US$, period average -1.1%
1995 0.3531 LCU per US$, period average -6.6%
1996 0.3605 LCU per US$, period average +2.1%
1997 0.386 LCU per US$, period average +7.1%
1998 0.3885 LCU per US$, period average +0.6%
1999 0.3989 LCU per US$, period average +2.7%
2000 0.4381 LCU per US$, period average +9.8%
2001 0.45 LCU per US$, period average +2.7%
2002 0.4336 LCU per US$, period average -3.6%
2003 0.3772 LCU per US$, period average -13.0%
2004 0.3447 LCU per US$, period average -8.6%
2005 0.3458 LCU per US$, period average +0.3%
2006 0.3409 LCU per US$, period average -1.4%
2007 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average -8.6%
2008 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average +118.2%
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%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta'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)
  • Malta's 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.39 LCU per US$, period average, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (UNESCO) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +118.2% 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average 0.6799 LCU per US$, period average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3936 LCU per US$, period average 0.3585 LCU per US$, period average 0.4251 LCU per US$, period average 10
1980s 0.3925 LCU per US$, period average 0.3309 LCU per US$, period average 0.4692 LCU per US$, period average 10
1990s 0.3607 LCU per US$, period average 0.3178 LCU per US$, period average 0.3989 LCU per US$, period average 10
2000s 0.4439 LCU per US$, period average 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average 0.717 LCU per US$, 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 Malta

  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 Ireland 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  14. 178 Italy 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  15. 178 Lithuania 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  16. 178 Luxembourg 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  17. 178 Latvia 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  18. 178 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average compare
  19. 178 Monaco 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is official exchange rate in Malta?
Official exchange rate in Malta was 0.9239 LCU per US$, period average in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.9496 LCU per US$, period average in 2022.
What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3117 LCU per US$, period average in 2007.
How does Malta rank for official exchange rate?
Malta ranks 178th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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