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Table 34
Foreign Exchange Rates, 1996-03
(Annual Average, Foreign Currency Units per U.S. Dollar)
Country Currency 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Afghanistan (4) AFGHANIS "na "na "na "na "na "na 50.00 50.00
Albania LEKS 104.50 148.93 150.63 137.69 143.71 143.49 140.15 121.86
Algeria ALGERIAN DINARS 54.75 57.71 58.74 66.57 75.26 77.22 79.68 77.40
Angola KWANZAS .13 .23 .39 2.79 10.04 22.06 43.53 74.61
Antigua Barbuda E.CARIBBEAN DOLL 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70
Argentina ARGENTINE PESOS 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.06 2.90
Armenia DRAMS 414.04 490.85 504.92 535.06 539.53 555.08 573.35 578.76
Aruba ARUBAN FLORINS 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79
Australia AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 1.28 1.35 1.59 1.55 1.72 1.93 1.84 1.53
Austria (5) NATL CURRENCY 10.59 12.20 12.38 "na "na "na "na "na
Azerbaijan MANAT 4,301.26 3,985.37 3,869.00 4,120.17 4,474.15 4,656.58 4,860.82 4,910.73
Bahamas BAHAMIAN DOLLARS 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Bahrain BAHRAIN DINARS .38 .38 .38 .38 .38 .38 .38 .38
Bangladesh TAKA 41.79 43.89 46.91 49.09 52.14 55.81 57.89 58.15
Barbados BARBADOS DOLLARS 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Belarus BELARUSIAN RUBEL 13.23 26.02 46.13 248.80 876.75 1,390.00 1,790.92 2,053.58
Belgium (5) NATL CURRENCY 30.96 35.77 36.30 "na "na "na "na "na
Belize BELIZE DOLLARS 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Benin CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Bhutan NGULTRUM 35.43 36.31 41.26 43.06 44.94 47.19 48.61 46.58
Bolivia BOLIVIANOS 5.07 5.25 5.51 5.81 6.18 6.61 7.17 7.66
Bosnia-Hercegovina CONVERTIBLE MARK "na 1.73 1.76 1.84 2.12 2.19 1.73 1.73
Botswana PULA 3.32 3.65 4.23 4.62 5.10 5.84 6.33 4.95
Brazil REAIS 1.01 1.08 1.16 1.81 1.83 2.36 2.92 3.08
Brunei (4) BRUNEI DOLLARS 1.41 1.48 1.67 1.69 1.72 1.79 1.79 1.74
Bulgaria LEVA .18 1.68 1.76 1.84 2.12 2.18 2.08 1.73
Burkina (Upper Volta) CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Burundi BURUNDI FRANCS 302.75 352.35 447.77 563.56 720.67 830.35 930.75 1,082.62
Cambodia (Kampuchea) RIEL 2,624.08 2,946.25 3,744.42 3,807.83 3,840.75 3,916.33 3,912.10 3,973.33
Cameroon CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Canada CANADIAN DOLLARS 1.36 1.38 1.48 1.49 1.49 1.55 1.57 1.40
Cape Verde ESCUDOS 82.59 93.18 98.16 102.70 115.88 123.21 117.26 97.70
Central African Rep CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Chad CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Chile CHILEAN PESOS 412.27 419.30 460.29 508.78 535.47 634.94 688.94 691.43
China YUAN 8.31 8.29 8.28 8.28 8.28 8.28 8.28 8.28
Colombia COLOMBIAN PESOS 1,036.69 1,140.96 1,426.04 1,756.23 2,087.90 2,299.63 2,504.24 2,877.65
Comoros COMORIAN FRANCS 383.66 437.75 442.46 461.78 533.98 549.78 522.74 435.90
Congo, Republic CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Costa Rica COLONES 207.69 232.60 257.23 285.69 308.19 328.87 359.82 398.66
Croatia KUNAS 5.43 6.10 6.36 7.11 8.28 8.34 7.87 6.70
Cuba (4) PESO 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Cyprus CYPRUS POUNDS .47 .51 .52 .54 .62 .64 .61 .52
Czech Republic KORUNY 27.14 31.70 32.28 34.57 38.60 38.04 32.74 28.21
Denmark KRONER 5.80 6.60 6.70 6.98 8.08 8.32 7.89 6.59
Djibouti DJIBOUTI FRANCS 177.72 177.72 177.72 177.72 177.72 177.72 177.72 177.72
Dominica E.CARIBBEAN DOLL 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70
Dominican Republic DOMINICAN PESOS 13.77 14.27 15.27 16.03 16.42 16.95 18.61 30.83
Ecuador U.S. DOLLARS 3,189.47 3,998.27 5,446.57 11,786.80 24,988.40 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00
Egypt EGYPTIAN POUNDS 3.39 3.39 3.39 3.40 3.47 3.97 4.50 5.85
El Salvador COLONES 8.76 8.76 8.76 8.76 8.76 8.75 8.75 8.75
Equatorial Guinea CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Eritrea NAFKA "na "na "na 7.60 9.50 11.31 13.96 "na
Estonia KROONI 12.03 13.88 14.07 14.68 16.97 17.56 16.61 13.86
Ethiopia BIRR 6.35 6.71 7.12 7.94 8.22 8.46 8.57 8.60
EURO Area, 11 Cty. (5) EUROS "na "na "na .94 1.09 1.12 1.06 .89
Fed States Micronesia U.S. DOLLARS 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Fiji FIJI DOLLARS 1.40 1.44 1.99 1.97 2.13 2.28 2.19 1.90
Finland NATL CURRENCY 4.59 5.19 5.34 "na "na "na "na "na
France NATL CURRENCY 5.12 5.84 5.90 "na "na "na "na "na
Gabon CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Georgia LARI 1.26 1.30 1.39 2.02 1.98 2.07 2.20 2.15
Germany (5) NATL CURRENCY 1.50 1.73 1.76 "na "na "na "na "na
Ghana CEDIS 1,637.23 2,050.17 2,314.15 2,669.30 5,455.06 7,170.76 7,932.70 2.70
Greece (5) NATL CURRENCY 240.71 273.06 295.53 305.65 365.40 "na "na "na
Grenada E.CARIBBEAN DOLL 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70
Guatemala QUETZALES 6.05 6.07 6.39 7.39 7.76 7.86 7.82 7.94
Guinea GUINEAN FRANCS 1,004.02 1,095.33 1,236.83 1,387.40 1,746.87 1,950.56 1,975.80 "na
Guinea-Bissau CFA FRANCS 405.75 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Guyana GUYANA DOLLARS 140.38 142.40 150.52 178.00 182.43 187.32 190.70 193.90
Haiti GOURDES 15.70 16.65 16.77 16.94 21.17 24.43 29.25 40.50
Honduras LEMPIRAS 11.71 13.00 13.39 14.21 14.84 15.47 16.43 17.35
Hong Kong HONG KONG DOLLAR 7.73 7.74 7.75 7.76 7.79 7.80 7.80 7.79
Hungary FORINT 152.65 186.79 214.40 237.15 282.18 286.49 257.89 224.31
Iceland KRONUR 66.50 70.90 70.96 72.34 78.62 97.42 91.66 76.71
India INDIAN RUPEES 35.43 36.31 41.26 43.06 44.94 47.19 48.61 46.58
Indonesia RUPIAH 2,342.30 2,909.38 10,013.60 7,855.15 8,421.77 10,260.90 9,311.20 8,577.13
Iran RIALS 1,750.76 1,752.92 1,751.86 1,752.93 1,764.43 1,753.56 6,906.96 8,193.89
Iraq DINARS "na "na "na "na "na "na "na 1,890.00
Ireland (5) NATL CURRENCY .63 .66 .70 "na "na "na "na "na
Israel NEW SHEQALIM 3.19 3.45 3.80 4.14 4.08 4.21 4.74 4.55
Italy (5) NATL CURRENCY 1,542.95 1,703.10 1,736.21 "na "na "na "na "na
Ivory Coast CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Jamaica JAMAICA DOLLARS 37.12 35.40 36.55 39.04 42.70 46.00 48.42 57.74
Japan YEN 108.78 120.99 130.91 113.91 107.77 121.53 125.39 115.93
Jordan JORDANIAN DINARS .71 .71 .71 .71 .71 .71 .71 .71
Kazakhstan TENGE 67.30 75.44 78.30 119.52 142.13 146.74 153.28 149.58
Kenya KENYA SHILLINGS 57.11 58.73 60.37 70.33 76.18 78.56 78.75 75.94
Kiribati (Gilbert I)(4) AUSTRALIAN DOLLA 1.28 1.35 1.59 1.55 1.72 1.93 1.94 1.54
Korea, North NK WON 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 150.00
Korea, South WON 804.45 951.29 1,401.44 1,188.82 1,130.96 1,290.99 1,251.09 1,191.61
Kuwait KUWAITI DINARS .30 .30 .30 .30 .31 .31 .30 .30
Kyrgyz SOM 12.81 17.36 20.84 39.01 47.70 48.38 46.94 43.65
Laos KIP 921.02 1,259.98 3,298.33 7,102.02 7,887.64 8,954.58 10,056.33 10,443.00
Latvia LATS .55 .58 .59 .59 .61 .63 .62 .57
Lebanon LEBANESE POUNDS 1,571.44 1,539.45 1,516.13 1,507.84 1,507.50 1,507.50 1,507.50 1,507.50
Lesotho MALOTI 4.30 4.61 5.53 6.11 6.94 8.61 10.54 7.56
Liberia LIBERIAN DOLLARS 1.00 1.00 41.51 41.90 40.95 48.58 61.75 "na
Libya LIBYAN DINARS .36 .38 .39 .50 .51 .60 1.21 1.29
Lithuania LITAI 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.68 3.06
Luxembourg (5) NATL CURRENCY 30.96 35.77 36.30 "na "na "na "na "na
Macao PATACAS 7.97 7.98 7.98 7.99 8.03 8.03 8.03 8.02
Macedonia DENARS 39.98 50.00 54.46 56.90 65.90 68.04 64.35 54.32
Madagascar MALAGASY FRANCS 4,061.25 5,090.89 5,441.40 6,283.77 6,767.48 6,588.49 6,832.00 6,191.64
Malawi KWACHA 15.31 16.44 31.07 44.09 59.54 72.20 76.69 97.43
Malaysia RINGGIT 2.52 2.81 3.92 3.80 3.80 3.80 3.80 3.80
Maldive Islands RUFIYAA 11.77 11.77 11.77 11.77 11.77 12.24 12.80 12.80
Mali CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Malta and Gozo MALTESE LIRI .36 .39 .39 .40 .44 .45 .43 .38
Mauritania OUGUIYAS 137.22 151.85 188.48 209.51 238.92 255.63 271.74 263.03
Mauritius MAURITIAN RUPEES 17.95 21.06 23.99 25.19 26.25 29.13 29.96 27.90
Mexico MEXICAN PESOS 7.60 7.92 9.14 9.56 9.46 9.34 9.66 10.79
Moldova LEI 4.60 4.62 5.37 10.52 12.43 12.87 13.57 13.94
Mongolia TOGROGS 548.40 789.99 840.83 1,021.87 1,076.67 1,097.70 1,110.31 1,171.00
Morocco DIRHAMS 8.72 9.53 9.60 9.80 10.63 11.30 11.02 9.57
Myanmar KYAT 5.92 6.24 6.34 6.29 6.52 6.68 6.57 6.08
Mozambique METICAIS 11,517.80 11,772.60 12,110.20 13,028.60 15,447.10 20,703.60 23,678.00 23,782.30
Namibia NAMIBIA DOLLARS 4.30 4.61 5.53 6.11 6.94 8.61 10.54 7.56
Nepal NEPALESE RUPEES 56.69 58.01 65.98 68.24 71.09 74.95 77.88 76.14
Netherlands (5) NATL CURRENCY 1.69 1.95 1.98 "na "na "na "na "na
New Zealand NEW ZEALAND DOLL 1.45 1.51 1.87 1.89 2.20 2.38 2.16 1.72
Nicaragua CORDOBAS 8.44 9.45 10.58 11.81 12.68 13.37 14.25 14.25
Niger CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Nigeria NAIRA 21.88 21.89 21.89 92.34 101.70 111.23 120.58 129.22
Norway NORWEGIAN KRONER 6.45 7.07 7.55 7.80 8.80 8.99 7.98 7.08
Oman RIALS OMANI .38 .38 .38 .38 .38 .38 .38 .38
Pakistan PAKISTAN RUPEES 35.91 40.92 44.94 49.12 53.65 61.93 59.72 57.75
Panama BALBOAS 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Papua New Guinea KINA 1.32 1.44 2.07 2.57 2.78 3.39 3.89 3.56
Paraguay GUARANIES 2,056.81 2,177.86 2,726.49 3,119.07 3,486.35 4,105.92 5,716.30 6,424.34
Peru NUEVOS SOLES 2.45 2.66 2.93 3.38 3.49 3.51 3.52 3.48
Philippines PHILIPPINE PESOS 26.22 29.47 40.89 39.09 44.19 50.99 51.60 54.20
Poland ZLOTYS 2.70 3.28 3.48 3.97 4.35 4.09 4.08 3.89
Portugal (5) NATL CURRENCY 154.24 175.31 180.10 "na "na "na "na "na
Qatar QATAR RIYALS 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64 3.64
Rep South Africa RAND 4.30 4.61 5.53 6.11 6.94 8.61 10.54 7.56
Romania LEI 3,084.22 7,167.94 8,875.58 15,332.80 21,708.70 29,060.80 33,055.40 33,200.10
Russia RUSSIAN RUBLES 5.12 5.78 9.71 24.62 28.13 29.17 31.35 30.69
Rwanda RWANDA FRANCS 306.82 301.53 312.31 333.94 389.70 442.99 475.37 537.66
San Marino EUROS 1,542.95 1,703.10 1,736.21 "na "na "na "na "na
Sao Tome & Principe DOBRAS 2,203.16 4,552.51 6,883.24 7,118.96 7,978.17 8,842.11 9,088.30 9,347.58
Saudi Arabia SAUDI A. RIAL 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75
Senegal CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Seychelles SEYCHELLES RUPEE 4.97 5.03 5.26 5.34 5.71 5.86 5.48 5.40
Sierra Leone LEONES 920.73 981.48 1,563.62 1,804.19 2,092.12 1,986.15 2,099.03 2,347.94
Singapore SINGAPORE DOLLAR 1.41 1.48 1.67 1.69 1.72 1.79 1.79 1.74
Slovakia KORUNY 30.65 33.62 35.23 41.36 46.04 48.35 45.33 36.77
Slovenia TOLARS 135.36 159.69 166.13 181.77 222.66 242.75 240.25 207.11
Solomon Islands (4) SOLOMON ISL DOLL 3.57 3.72 4.82 4.84 5.09 5.27 5.37 7.51
Spain (5) NATL CURRENCY 126.66 146.41 149.40 "na "na "na "na "na
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) SRI LANKA RUPEES 55.27 58.99 64.45 70.64 77.01 89.38 95.66 96.52
St Christopher-Nevis E.CARIBBEAN DOLL 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70
St Lucia E.CARIBBEAN DOLL 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70
St Vincent/Grenadines E.CARIBBEAN DOLL 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70
Sudan SUDANESE DINARS 125.08 157.57 200.80 252.55 257.12 258.70 263.31 260.98
Suriname SURINAME GUILDER 401.26 401.00 401.00 859.44 1,322.47 2,178.50 2,346.75 2,601.30
Swaziland EMALANGENI 4.30 4.61 5.53 6.11 6.94 8.61 10.48 7.56
Sweden SWEDISH KRONOR 6.71 7.63 7.95 8.26 9.16 10.33 9.74 8.09
Switzerland SWISS FRANCS 1.24 1.45 1.45 1.50 1.69 1.69 1.56 1.35
Syria SYRIAN POUNDS 11.23 11.23 11.23 11.23 11.23 11.23 11.23 11.23
Tajikistan TAJIK SOMONI .30 .56 .78 1.24 2.08 2.37 2.76 3.06
Tanzania TANZANIA SHILLIN 579.98 612.12 664.67 744.76 800.41 876.41 966.58 1,038.42
Thailand BAHT 25.34 31.36 41.36 37.81 40.11 44.43 42.96 41.48
Togo CFA FRANCS 511.55 583.67 589.95 615.70 711.98 733.04 696.99 581.20
Tonga PA'ANGA 1.23 1.26 1.49 1.60 1.76 2.12 2.20 2.14
Trinidad and Tobago TT DOLLARS 6.01 6.25 6.30 6.30 6.30 6.23 6.25 6.30
Tunisia TUNISIAN DINARS .97 1.11 1.14 1.19 1.37 1.44 1.42 1.29
Turkey LIRAS 81,404.90 151,865.00 260,724.00 418,783.00 625,219.00 1,225,588.00 1,507,226.00 1,500,885.00
Turkmenistan (4) MANAT 3,257.67 4,143.42 4,890.17 5,200.00 5,200.00 5,200.00 5,200.00 5,200.00
Uganda UGANDA SHILLINGS 1,046.08 1,083.01 1,240.31 1,454.83 1,644.48 1,755.66 1,797.60 1,963.72
Ukraine HRYVNIAS 1.83 1.86 2.45 4.13 5.44 5.37 5.33 5.33
United Arab Emirates DIRHAMS 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67 3.67
United Kingdom POUNDS STERLING .64 .61 .60 .62 .66 .69 .67 .61
United States U.S. DOLLARS 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Uruguay URUGUAYAN PESOS 7.97 9.44 10.47 11.34 12.10 13.32 21.26 28.21
Uzbekistan (4) SUM 40.07 62.92 94.49 124.63 236.61 na 125.30 115.90
Vanuatu (New Hebrides) VATU 111.72 115.87 127.52 129.08 137.64 145.31 139.20 122.19
Venezuela BOLIVARES 417.33 488.64 547.56 605.72 679.96 723.67 1,160.95 1,606.96
Vietnam DONG 11,032.60 11,683.30 13,268.00 13,943.20 14,167.70 14,725.20 15,280.00 15,279.50
Western Samoa TALA 2.46 2.56 2.95 3.01 3.29 3.48   2.97
Yemen RIAL 94.76 129.28 135.88 155.72 161.72 168.67 175.63 183.45
Zaire (Dem R Congo) CONGO FRANCS .50 1.31 1.61 4.02 21.82 206.62 346.49 405.34
Zambia ZAMBIAN KWACHA 1,207.90 1,314.50 1,862.07 2,388.02 3,110.84 3,610.94 4,398.60 4,733.27
Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) ZIMBABWE DOLLARS 10.00 12.11 23.68 38.30 44.42 55.05 55.05 250.00

NOTES:
1. Source: IMF's "International Financial Statistics" and http://www.odci.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/files/2076.html.
2. FXRs included market, official, principal and secondary rates, as published by the IMF. RF and RH are the main rates used.
3. One should review IMF publications for methods and definitions prior to using these rates in calculations.
Market rates can be as much as 100 times higher than official rates. Example, North Korea in 2001.
4. Some values were estimated using partial year data. End-of-year values used if annual average unavailable.
5. The Euro became the official currency of 11 Euro Area nations on January 1, 1999 and Greece in 2001.

Last updated 7/29/2004. Next update in Summer 2005.
  

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