Historical Exchange Rates
Look up exchange rates on any working day since 1999 and compare to today.
What are historical exchange rates?
A historical exchange rate is the rate that applied on a specific day in the past. You might need one to record a foreign invoice in your accounts at the correct value, to fill in a tax return, to check what a purchase really cost on the day you made it, or simply to see how much a currency has gained or lost over the years.
This tool uses the euro foreign exchange reference rates published by the European Central Bank, delivered by the free Frankfurter service. Data starts on 4 January 1999, the first trading day of the euro, and covers about 30 major currencies including the US dollar, British pound, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, Indian rupee, Australian dollar and Chinese yuan. The full list of supported currencies is shown under the tool. Because the figures come from a central bank rather than a commercial dealer, they are a neutral benchmark that many companies and auditors accept.
How to look up a past rate
- Choose a date. Any day from 4 January 1999 until today is accepted.
- Choose the base currency, which is the currency you want to see one unit of.
- Press Get rates. A table shows the rate for each currency on that date.
- Compare the Today column and the Change column to see how each rate has moved since then.
- Copy the table or download it as a CSV file for your records.
Features
- More than 25 years of data from an official central bank source.
- Any base currency among the supported ones, not only the euro.
- Today comparison with the percentage change, coloured green for a rise and red for a fall.
- CSV download for accounting software and spreadsheets.
Weekends and holidays
The European Central Bank publishes reference rates only on working days, at around 16:00 Central European Time. If you pick a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday when no rates were published, the tool shows the rates from the closest earlier working day and tells you which date was used. This matches the usual accounting practice of using the most recent available rate.
Good to know
Some currencies were not part of the reference set for the whole period. For example, a few were added after 1999 and some were discontinued later, so the table for an older date may list fewer currencies. Reference rates are for information. If you need a legally binding rate for customs or taxes, check which source your authority requires, because some countries publish their own official daily rates.
Frequently asked questions
How far back does the data go?
Rates are available from 4 January 1999, when the European Central Bank began publishing euro reference rates.
Which currencies are supported?
The roughly 30 currencies in the European Central Bank reference set, such as USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, INR, AUD, CAD and CNY. The tool lists the current set under the table.
Why does the date in the table differ from the one I picked?
No rates are published on weekends or holidays. In that case the tool shows the latest working day before your chosen date.