CANADA AND THE WORLD
What a currency buys abroad
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Selected peers
What a currency buys abroad
Index: start year = 100
Years shown1999 — 2025
Canada’s currency line starts in 1951. Earlier source rates did not pass our checks.
These are chosen peers, not a rank of the whole world. Add other places below. Each line starts at 100 in the same year. This shows change from that year. Shared start for the index: 1999.
- Canada
- United States
- United Kingdom
- China
- Japan
- Euro area
Canada
100Last shared year: 2025Change over these years-0.0000000000000111%
United States
94.1Last shared year: 2025Change over these years-5.899%
United Kingdom
76.64Last shared year: 2025Change over these years-23.36%
China
108.4Last shared year: 2025Change over these years+8.384%
Japan
71.53Last shared year: 2025Change over these years-28.47%
Euro area
99.71Last shared year: 2025Change over these years-0.2881%
Data version: 2026-10-14-d4c41787a9e2
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| Year | Canada | United States | United Kingdom | China | Japan | Euro area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2000 | 100 | 99.96674993 | 93.45549931 | 99.98126712 | 105.553263 | 86.4965761 |
| 2001 | 100 | 104.1948266 | 92.73883597 | 104.2110154 | 97.63626657 | 87.60424923 |
| 2002 | 100 | 105.6641568 | 98.01353929 | 105.6805738 | 96.06259098 | 93.57658636 |
| 2003 | 100 | 94.31383358 | 95.2068001 | 94.32849855 | 92.55486745 | 100.0446046 |
| 2004 | 100 | 87.58755909 | 99.1915458 | 87.5933152 | 92.12933496 | 102.2484221 |
| 2005 | 100 | 81.57939195 | 91.64593152 | 82.43438776 | 84.23407182 | 95.20441325 |
| 2006 | 100 | 76.33873613 | 86.83383242 | 79.25515456 | 74.67149474 | 89.97616648 |
| 2007 | 100 | 72.26324635 | 89.41753651 | 78.6475073 | 69.8043955 | 92.91346228 |
| 2008 | 100 | 71.73986058 | 81.3760377 | 85.46974397 | 78.8991495 | 98.6177346 |
| 2009 | 100 | 76.74884281 | 74.07069113 | 93.00788892 | 93.34222084 | 100.2999445 |
| 2010 | 100 | 69.32404754 | 66.16620758 | 84.79618626 | 89.9212965 | 86.17282465 |
| 2011 | 100 | 66.58502226 | 65.99147564 | 85.29483853 | 95.04396619 | 86.98713368 |
| 2012 | 100 | 67.29027382 | 65.90539717 | 88.28923918 | 95.98882105 | 81.17680677 |
| 2013 | 100 | 69.33993219 | 67.01425055 | 93.36603992 | 80.81093033 | 86.49397859 |
| 2014 | 100 | 74.32542399 | 75.66212591 | 99.86482218 | 79.90873622 | 92.62589366 |
| 2015 | 100 | 86.09413271 | 81.35194364 | 113.3917408 | 80.89433989 | 89.69112506 |
| 2016 | 100 | 89.17016836 | 74.41179644 | 111.0972416 | 93.36547431 | 92.69074697 |
| 2017 | 100 | 87.3722413 | 69.52779888 | 107.0164371 | 88.59683631 | 92.54716914 |
| 2018 | 100 | 87.21144287 | 71.89998508 | 109.0790498 | 89.81114316 | 96.67721337 |
| 2019 | 100 | 89.31326483 | 70.41605738 | 106.9772375 | 93.23842089 | 93.92863675 |
| 2020 | 100 | 90.23807456 | 71.56185801 | 108.258193 | 96.17737665 | 96.6958393 |
| 2021 | 100 | 84.38518662 | 71.76345976 | 108.3195226 | 87.37802769 | 93.72111994 |
| 2022 | 100 | 87.62363609 | 66.70881444 | 107.7062426 | 75.77840171 | 86.5007377 |
| 2023 | 100 | 90.86168171 | 69.81866332 | 106.1705115 | 73.526992 | 92.28827572 |
| 2024 | 100 | 92.18293464 | 72.85255385 | 106.053434 | 69.25501268 | 93.72399189 |
| 2025 | 100 | 94.10087157 | 76.63584103 | 108.383877 | 71.53470403 | 99.71187104 |
Check the coverage
A gap means there is no value in this source. It does not mean zero.
| Place | First year | Last year | Missing years in this view |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1951 | 2025 | — |
| United States | 1951 | 2025 | — |
| United Kingdom | 1951 | 2025 | — |
| China | 1957 | 2025 | — |
| Japan | 1957 | 2025 | — |
| Euro area | 1999 | 2025 | — |
All places at the shared year
This list uses the last year shown above. Missing places stay visible. 2025 · Index: start year = 100
| Place | Names used by the source | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Argentina | No data |
| Australia | Australia | No data |
| Austria | Austria | No data |
| Belgium | Belgium | No data |
| Brazil | Brazil | No data |
| Canada | Canada | 100 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | No data |
| Chile | Chile | No data |
| China | China | 108.383877 |
| Colombia | Colombia | No data |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | No data |
| Czechia | Czechia | No data |
| Germany | Germany | No data |
| Denmark | Denmark | No data |
| Euro area | Euro area | 99.71187104 |
| Spain | Spain | No data |
| Estonia | Estonia | No data |
| Finland | Finland | No data |
| France | France | No data |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 76.63584103 |
| Greece | Greece | No data |
| Hungary | Hungary | No data |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | No data |
| India | India | No data |
| Ireland | Ireland | No data |
| Iceland | Iceland | No data |
| Israel | Israel | No data |
| Italy | Italy | No data |
| Japan | Japan | 71.53470403 |
| South Korea | Korea, Rep. | No data |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | No data |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | No data |
| Latvia | Latvia | No data |
| Mexico | Mexico | No data |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | No data |
| Norway | Norway | No data |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | No data |
| Poland | Poland | No data |
| Portugal | Portugal | No data |
| Russia | Russian Federation | No data |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | No data |
| Slovakia | Slovak Republic | No data |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | No data |
| Sweden | Sweden | No data |
| Türkiye | Turkiye | No data |
| United States | United States | 94.10087157 |
| South Africa | South Africa | No data |
Read the sources
Source snapshot: 2026-10-14-d4c41787a9e2 · Checked:
BIS data. Our translations are not official BIS translations.
- Bilateral exchange rates against USD ↗BIS · Source document in English
- Commodity Price Data: annual prices ↗World Bank · Source document in English
- A History of the Canadian Dollar (2005) ↗Bank of Canada · Source document in English
- Canadian Economic Observer Table 7.1: annual exchange rates, CAD per unit ↗Statistics Canada · Source document in English
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