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Currency in Brazil

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

Brazil's currency is 2.27 % — #8 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-10-05.

2.27%

May be outdatedPeriod 2026-10-05

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

One unit buys 2.3 % more dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Brazil over time

69 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 5 October 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.

Rank: #8 of 71; higher is better
Ranked behind: 89 %; 63 of 71 countries
Latest move: ▼ 0.04 pp; since 4 October 2026
Below its peak: 8.73 pp; peak 11.00 % in 2 August 2026
Full series: ▼ 6.57 pp; since 24 July 2026

In Americas: #2 of 14vs median -2.09 %: +4.36 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

Half of all 71 countries sit between -3.06 % and 0.00 %. Brazil is ahead of 89 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#	Country	Currency	vs Brazil
6	Mexico	4.22 %	+1.95 pp
7	Malaysia	3.24 %	+0.97 pp
8	Brazil	2.27 %	—
9	Singapore	1.69 %	−0.58 pp
10	Hungary	1.67 %	−0.60 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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