Botswana: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Botswana shows historical data for the Botswanian Pulas per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Botswanian Pulas per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Botswana become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Botswana.

The series for Botswana are available from July 2006 to August 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Botswana was 9.4419 Botswanian Pulas per USD with a minimum of 5.9618 Botswanian Pulas per USD in November 2007 and a maximum of 13.7374 Botswanian Pulas per USD in October 2023. The most recent available data point is 13.4053 Botswanian Pulas per USD, a change of -1.02% from the previous data point of 13.5434 Botswanian Pulas per USD and a change of -0.64% from a year ago when the level was 13.4913 Botswanian Pulas per USD.

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