WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries’ department’s currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).
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May 19, 2026
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Currency units per SDR SDR per Currency unit
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Currency 18-May-26 15-May-26 14-May-26 13-May-26
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Chinese yuan 9.29861 9.30917 9.3148 9.3194
Euro 1.17354 1.17673 1.17269 1.17142
Japanese yen 217.276 216.875 216.615 216.51
U.K. pound 1.02404 1.02245 1.01561 1.01604
U.S. dollar 1.36694 1.3683 1.37229 1.37232
Algerian dinar 181.502 181.617 181.635 181.655
Australian dollar 1.91663 1.91103 1.89072 1.89547
Botswana pula 18.1292 18.0094
Brazilian real 6.8466 6.93015 6.83438 6.73973
Brunei dollar 1.75119 1.74759 1.74706 1.74559
Canadian dollar 1.88168 1.88346 1.88048
Chilean peso 1,239.38 1,219.15 1,220.22 1,234.96
Czech koruna 28.55 28.6384 28.4873 28.5346
Danish krone 8.77031 8.75496
Indian rupee 131.629 131.254 131.4 131.267
Israeli New Shekel 3.98874 3.98995 3.98649 3.99069
Korean won 2,050.14 2,041.22 2,051.70 2,036.93
Kuwaiti dinar 0.419377 0.420399 0.420408
Malaysian ringgit 5.437 5.39724 5.39241 5.38976
Mauritian rupee 65.1385 65.1674 65.0432 64.9035
Mexican peso 23.6383 23.7368 23.6212 23.5871
New Zealand dollar 2.34447 2.32585 2.31473 2.30138
Norwegian krone 12.6748 12.7615 12.5828
Omani rial 0.525588 0.527643 0.527654
Peruvian sol 4.68314 4.66999 4.69459 4.70431
Philippine peso 84.3185 84.139 84.4067 84.2779
Polish zloty 4.98264 4.9977 4.96835 4.98644
Qatari riyal 4.97567 4.99513 4.99523
Saudi Arabian riyal 5.12602 5.14607 5.14618
Singapore dollar 1.75119 1.74759 1.74706 1.74559
Swedish krona 12.8462 12.9228 12.786
Swiss franc 1.07455 1.07302 1.0726
Thai baht 44.6989 44.5135 44.3839 44.4026
Trinidadian dollar 9.20099 9.2675 9.2705
U.A.E. dirham 5.02011 5.03971 5.03984
Uruguayan peso 55.1383 54.9931 54.9435
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NOTES
(1) The value of the U.S. dollar in terms of the SDR is the recip rocal of the sum of the dollar values, based on market exchange rates, of specified quant ities of the first four currencies shown. See SDR Valuation.
The value in terms of the SDR of each of the other currencies shown above is derived from that currency’s representative exchange rate against the U.S. dollar as reported by the issuing central bank and the SDR value of the U.S. dollar, except for the Iranian rial and the Libyan dinar, the values of which are officially expressed directly in terms of domestic currency units per SDR. All figures are rounded to six significant digits. See Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies.
(2) The value in terms of each national currency of the SDR is the reciprocal of the value in terms of the SDR of each national currency, rounded to six significant digits.
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