Egypt: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Egypt shows historical data for the Egyptian Pounds 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 Egyptian Pounds per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Egypt become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Egypt.

The series for Egypt are available from April 2004 to August 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for Egypt was 15.3493 Egyptian Pounds per USD with a minimum of 5.3206 Egyptian Pounds per USD in July 2008 and a maximum of 53.0111 Egyptian Pounds per USD in April 2026. The most recent available data point is 50.2828 Egyptian Pounds per USD, a change of 0.04% from the previous data point of 50.2608 Egyptian Pounds per USD and a change of 3.83% from a year ago when the level was 48.428 Egyptian Pounds per USD.

Currency values in Egypt and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.