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Currency in Australia

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

Australia's currency is 10.09 % — #4 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-07.

10.09%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-07

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 10.1 % more dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Australia over time

11.56 %8.50 %5.44 %11.56 % · 24 August 20265.44 % · 24 July 202624 July 2026: 5.44 %25 July 2026: 6.34 %26 July 2026: 6.30 %27 July 2026: 6.45 %28 July 2026: 7.07 %29 July 2026: 7.36 %30 July 2026: 7.20 %31 July 2026: 8.75 %1 August 2026: 9.34 %2 August 2026: 9.31 %3 August 2026: 9.62 %4 August 2026: 8.00 %5 August 2026: 8.86 %6 August 2026: 8.47 %7 August 2026: 7.87 %8 August 2026: 8.17 %9 August 2026: 8.10 %10 August 2026: 8.24 %11 August 2026: 8.46 %12 August 2026: 8.84 %13 August 2026: 7.81 %14 August 2026: 8.19 %15 August 2026: 8.72 %16 August 2026: 8.68 %17 August 2026: 8.77 %18 August 2026: 9.19 %19 August 2026: 9.25 %20 August 2026: 10.36 %21 August 2026: 10.79 %22 August 2026: 11.51 %23 August 2026: 11.44 %24 August 2026: 11.56 %25 August 2026: 10.14 %26 August 2026: 10.28 %27 August 2026: 10.94 %28 August 2026: 10.13 %29 August 2026: 9.88 %30 August 2026: 9.87 %31 August 2026: 9.78 %1 September 2026: 9.37 %2 September 2026: 9.84 %3 September 2026: 9.51 %4 September 2026: 10.41 %5 September 2026: 10.05 %6 September 2026: 10.04 %7 September 2026: 10.09 %24 July 202616 August 20267 September 202610.09 %
46 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 7 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#4 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
94 %
67 of 71 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.05 pp
since 6 September 2026
Below its peak
1.47 pp
peak 11.56 % in 24 August 2026
Full series
▲ 4.65 pp
since 24 July 2026

vs median -0.71 %: +10.80 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.39 % and -8.56 %1 of 71 countries between -7.72 % and -6.89 %1 of 71 countries between -6.89 % and -6.06 %1 of 71 countries between -6.06 % and -5.22 %1 of 71 countries between -4.39 % and -3.56 %1 of 71 countries between -2.72 % and -1.89 %2 of 71 countries between -1.89 % and -1.06 %30 of 71 countries between -1.06 % and -0.22 %22 of 71 countries between -0.22 % and 0.61 %1 of 71 countries between 1.44 % and 2.28 %1 of 71 countries between 3.94 % and 4.78 %2 of 71 countries between 5.61 % and 6.44 %2 of 71 countries between 7.28 % and 8.11 %4 of 71 countries between 9.78 % and 10.61 %median -0.71 %Australia: ahead of 94 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyAustralia 10.09 %-9.39 %10.61 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -0.71 % and 0.00 %. Australia is ahead of 94 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Australia
2 South Africa10.71 %+0.62 pp
3 Mexico10.61 %+0.52 pp
4 Australia10.09 %—
5 Norway7.98 %−2.11 pp
6 Hungary7.61 %−2.48 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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