Iran: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Iran are available from September 2004 to November 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Iran was 97478.8759 Iranian Rials per USD with a minimum of 9002.1636 Iranian Rials per USD in April 2008 and a maximum of 524383.8613 Iranian Rials per USD in May 2023. The most recent available data point is 524383.8613 Iranian Rials per USD, a change of 0% from the previous data point of 524383.8613 Iranian Rials per USD and a change of 0% from a year ago when the level was 524383.8613 Iranian Rials per USD.

Currency values in Iran 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.