United Kingdom - Exchange Rate 1981
0.50
+0.07 from 1980
United Kingdom's exchange rate was 0.50 in 1981, increased +0.07 from 0.43 in 1980. This was the 32nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1981▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.00 | 56.6% |
| 2nd | Brazil | 0.00 | 76.7% |
| 3rd | Nicaragua | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Angola | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Argentina | 0.00 | 139.6% |
| 6th | Peru | 0.00 | 46.2% |
| 7th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Türkiye | 0.00 | 46.3% |
| 9th | Ghana | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Sudan | 0.00 | 11.8% |
| 11th | Zimbabwe | 0.00 | 7.1% |
| 12th | Zambia | 0.00 | 10.3% |
| 13th | Sierra Leone | 0.00 | 10.4% |
| 14th | Romania | 0.00 | -16.7% |
| 15th | Suriname | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Poland | 0.01 | 15.7% |
| 17th | Uruguay | 0.01 | 19.0% |
| 18th | Israel | 0.01 | 123.1% |
| 19th | Mexico | 0.02 | 6.8% |
| 20th | Mozambique | 0.04 | 9.1% |
| 21st | São Tomé and Principe | 0.04 | 10.4% |
| 22nd | Kuwait | 0.28 | 3.1% |
| 23rd | Libya | 0.30 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Jordan | 0.33 | 10.9% |
| 25th | Oman | 0.35 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Bahrain | 0.38 | -0.3% |
| 27th | Malta | 0.39 | 11.9% |
| 28th | Cyprus | 0.42 | 19.4% |
| 29th | Tunisia | 0.49 | 21.9% |
| 30th | Gibraltar | 0.50 | 15.7% |
| 31st | Isle of Man | 0.50 | 15.7% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 0.50 | 15.7% |
| 33rd | Channel Islands | 0.50 | 15.7% |
| 34th | Uganda | 0.50 | 574.8% |
| 35th | Nigeria | 0.62 | 13.0% |
| 36th | Ireland | 0.62 | 27.7% |
| 37th | Papua New Guinea | 0.67 | 0.3% |
| 38th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.70 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Cayman Islands | 0.83 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Botswana | 0.84 | 7.7% |
| 41st | Fiji | 0.85 | 4.5% |
| 42nd | Solomon Islands | 0.87 | 4.9% |
| 43rd | Kiribati | 0.87 | -0.9% |
| 44th | Nauru | 0.87 | -0.9% |
| 45th | Australia | 0.87 | -0.9% |
| 46th | Tonga | 0.87 | -0.9% |
| 47th | Lesotho | 0.88 | 12.7% |
| 48th | Namibia | 0.88 | 12.7% |
| 49th | South Africa | 0.88 | 12.7% |
| 50th | Eswatini | 0.88 | 12.7% |
| 51st | Malawi | 0.90 | 10.2% |
| 52nd | Dominican Republic | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Guatemala | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 54th | American Samoa | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Bermuda | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 57th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Guam | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Marshall Islands | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 61st | Panama | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Timor-Leste | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 65th | United States | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 66th | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| 67th | Samoa | 1.03 | 12.5% |
| 68th | New Zealand | 1.15 | 12.3% |
| 69th | Canada | 1.20 | 2.5% |
| 70th | China | 1.70 | 13.8% |
| 71st | Jamaica | 1.78 | 0.0% |
| 72nd | Switzerland | 1.96 | 17.2% |
| 73rd | Liechtenstein | 1.96 | 17.2% |
| 74th | Gambia, The | 1.99 | 15.6% |
| 75th | Belize | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Barbados | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 77th | Honduras | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 78th | Eritrea | 2.07 | 0.0% |
| 79th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.11 | -1.3% |
| 80th | Singapore | 2.11 | -1.3% |
| 81st | Germany | 2.26 | 24.3% |
| 82nd | Malaysia | 2.30 | 5.8% |
| 83rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.40 | 0.0% |
| 84th | Netherlands | 2.50 | 25.5% |
| 85th | El Salvador | 2.50 | 0.0% |
| 86th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 87th | Dominica | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 88th | Grenada | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 89th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 90th | St. Lucia | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 91st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.70 | 0.0% |
| 92nd | Guyana | 2.81 | 10.3% |
| 93rd | Saudi Arabia | 3.38 | 1.7% |
| 94th | Qatar | 3.64 | -0.5% |
| 95th | United Arab Emirates | 3.67 | -1.0% |
| 96th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.92 | 0.0% |
| 97th | Lebanon | 4.31 | 25.5% |
| 98th | Finland | 4.32 | 15.7% |
| 99th | Algeria | 4.32 | 12.5% |
| 100th | Mauritania | 4.83 | 5.2% |
| 101st | Haiti | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 102nd | Sweden | 5.06 | 19.7% |
| 103rd | Morocco | 5.17 | 31.4% |
| 104th | France | 5.43 | 28.6% |
| 105th | St. Martin (French part) | 5.43 | 28.6% |
| 106th | Monaco | 5.43 | 28.6% |
| 107th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.59 | 12.3% |
| 108th | Norway | 5.74 | 16.2% |
| 109th | Macao SAR, China | 5.75 | 12.9% |
| 110th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.29 | 0.0% |
| 111th | Seychelles | 6.31 | -1.2% |
| 112th | Denmark | 7.12 | 26.4% |
| 113th | Faroe Islands | 7.12 | 26.4% |
| 114th | Greenland | 7.12 | 26.4% |
| 115th | Myanmar | 7.22 | 10.4% |
| 116th | Iceland | 7.22 | 50.6% |
| 117th | Maldives | 7.55 | 0.0% |
| 118th | Philippines | 7.90 | 5.2% |
| 119th | Tanzania | 8.28 | 1.1% |
| 120th | Bhutan | 8.66 | 10.1% |
| 121st | India | 8.66 | 10.1% |
| 122nd | Mauritius | 8.94 | 16.3% |
| 123rd | Kenya | 9.05 | 21.9% |
| 124th | Pakistan | 9.90 | 0.0% |
| 125th | Nepal | 12.34 | 2.8% |
| 126th | Austria | 15.93 | 23.1% |
| 127th | Bangladesh | 17.99 | 16.4% |
| 128th | Sri Lanka | 19.25 | 16.4% |
| 129th | Guinea | 20.95 | 10.4% |
| 130th | Lao PDR | 21.67 | 116.7% |
| 131st | Costa Rica | 21.76 | 153.9% |
| 132nd | Thailand | 21.82 | 6.6% |
| 133rd | Ecuador | 25.00 | 0.0% |
| 134th | Hungary | 34.31 | 5.5% |
| 135th | Belgium | 37.13 | 27.0% |
| 136th | Luxembourg | 37.13 | 27.0% |
| 137th | Afghanistan | 38.56 | 12.2% |
| 138th | Chile | 39.00 | 0.0% |
| 139th | Liberia | 46.44 | 0.0% |
| 140th | Cabo Verde | 48.69 | 21.2% |
| 141st | Madagascar | 54.35 | 28.6% |
| 142nd | Colombia | 54.49 | 15.3% |
| 143rd | Greece | 55.41 | 30.0% |
| 144th | Portugal | 61.55 | 22.9% |
| 145th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 78.35 | 10.9% |
| 146th | Rwanda | 87.16 | 1.3% |
| 147th | Vanuatu | 87.83 | 28.6% |
| 148th | Burundi | 90.00 | 0.0% |
| 149th | Spain | 92.32 | 28.8% |
| 150th | New Caledonia | 98.81 | 28.6% |
| 151st | French Polynesia | 98.81 | 28.6% |
| 152nd | Paraguay | 126.00 | 0.0% |
| 153rd | Djibouti | 177.72 | 0.0% |
| 154th | Japan | 220.54 | -2.7% |
| 155th | Comoros | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 156th | Benin | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 157th | Burkina Faso | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 158th | Central African Republic | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 159th | Côte d'Ivoire | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 160th | Cameroon | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 161st | Congo, Republic of | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 162nd | Gabon | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 163rd | Guinea-Bissau | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 164th | Equatorial Guinea | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 165th | Mali | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 166th | Niger | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 167th | Senegal | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 168th | Chad | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 169th | Togo | 271.73 | 28.6% |
| 170th | Indonesia | 631.76 | 0.8% |
| 171st | Korea | 681.03 | 12.1% |
| 172nd | Italy | 1,136.76 | 32.7% |
| 173rd | San Marino | 1,136.76 | 32.7% |
| 174th | Iraq | 1,902.27 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's exchange rate in 1981?▾
United Kingdom's exchange rate in 1981 was 0.50. This ranked 32nd globally.
How did United Kingdom's exchange rate change in 1981?▾
United Kingdom's exchange rate increased by 15.7% in 1981 compared to 1980.
Which country had the highest exchange rate in 1981?▾
Iraq had the highest exchange rate in 1981 at 1,902.27.
What is the exchange rate of United Kingdom in 1981?▾
The exchange rate of United Kingdom in 1981 was 0.50. This ranked 32nd globally.
How does 1981 compare to 1980 for United Kingdom's exchange rate?▾
United Kingdom's exchange rate went from 0.43 in 1980 to 0.50 in 1981, a 15.7% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
United Kingdom matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 1981. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 4.6%. View full analysis →
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