Official exchange rate in Canada: 1.40 per US$ (Exchange rate, 2025 · 150th of 205). Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in Canada: 1.40 per US$ in 2025, ranking 150th of 205 countries. In 2010 it was 1.03 per US$.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in Canada for each year from 2010 to 2025, 16 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in local currency per us$, annual average. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2025, Canada's exchange rate rose from 1.03 per US$ to 1.40 per US$, a change of 35.7% (about 2.1% a year on average).
- The highest value in this period was 1.40 per US$ in 2025; the lowest was 0.99 per US$ in 2011.
- Recently, the figure has risen in each of the last two years (2024: 1.37 per US$; 2025: 1.40 per US$).
- Canada has the 150th-highest value of 205 countries with recent data.
- In Northern America, Canada has the 2nd-highest value of 4 countries with recent data; the highest is Greenland (6.89 per US$), and the typical (median) value is 1.20 per US$.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 1.03 per US$ in 2010 to 2014, 1.30 per US$ in 2015 to 2019 and 1.34 per US$ in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 11 of the 15 year-to-year steps and down in 4. The biggest one-year rise came in 2015 (+0.17 per US$, or 15.8%). The biggest one-year fall came in 2021 (−0.09 per US$, or 6.5%). Across the period the values varied by about 12% around their average (1.23 per US$), a moderate amount of change.
Canada and its neighbours
Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) among 4 countries in Northern America with recent data, ranked from highest to lowest.
| Rank in region | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenland | 6.89 per US$ | 2024 |
| 2 | Canada | 1.40 per US$ | 2025 |
| 3 | Bermuda | 1.00 per US$ | 2025 |
| 4 | United States | 1.00 per US$ | 2025 |
Canada on related measures
- Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults): 18.0 (2024, 45th-highest of 167 countries)
- ATMs (per 100,000 adults): 173.8 (2024, 4th-highest of 171 countries)
- GDP per person (current US$): $55,698 (2025, 30th-highest of 204 countries)
- GDP growth (annual %): 1.7% (2025, 153rd-highest of 204 countries)
- Population: 41.7 million (2025, 38th-highest of 217 countries)
Global position: Canada's figure is higher than 27% of the 205 countries with data for this measure.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Northern America, where the typical value is 1.20 per US$, Canada is 17% higher than the regional median.
About this statistic
How many units of the local currency one US dollar bought, on average, during the year. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
For the full definition, caveats and every country ranked, see Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) by country, 2025.
Questions and answers
What is the official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in Canada?
1.40 per US$ (Exchange rate, 2025 · 150th of 205). Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in Canada: 1.40 per US$ in 2025, ranking 150th of 205 countries. In 2010 it was 1.03 per US$.
How has exchange rate in Canada changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2025, Canada's exchange rate rose from 1.03 per US$ to 1.40 per US$, a change of 35.7% (about 2.1% a year on average). The highest value in this period was 1.40 per US$ in 2025; the lowest was 0.99 per US$ in 2011.
How this page was made
Generated by Advanton from World Bank, World Development Indicators (2010–2025), data updated 8 November 2026: chart, ranks, comparisons and text are computed from the published figures; no figures are changed. About the data.
Data
| Year | Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.03 per US$ |
| 2011 | 0.99 per US$ |
| 2012 | 1.00 per US$ |
| 2013 | 1.03 per US$ |
| 2014 | 1.10 per US$ |
| 2015 | 1.28 per US$ |
| 2016 | 1.33 per US$ |
| 2017 | 1.30 per US$ |
| 2018 | 1.30 per US$ |
| 2019 | 1.33 per US$ |
| 2020 | 1.34 per US$ |
| 2021 | 1.25 per US$ |
| 2022 | 1.30 per US$ |
| 2023 | 1.35 per US$ |
| 2024 | 1.37 per US$ |
| 2025 | 1.40 per US$ |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2025. Coverage: Canada.
How many units of the local currency one US dollar bought, on average, during the year. Matters for importing, exporting and pricing in foreign currencies. A rising number means the local currency weakened against the dollar.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) by country, 2025
- Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in Bermuda, 2010–2025
- Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in Greenland, 2010–2024
- Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in United States, 2010–2025
- GDP of Canada, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Canada, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Canada, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Canada, 2010–2024
- Income per person (GNI, Atlas method, US$) in Canada, 2010–2025
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