Japan: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Japan are available from January 2000 to August 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Japan was 110.3575 Japanese Yens per USD with a minimum of 76.6914 Japanese Yens per USD in October 2011 and a maximum of 158.1339 Japanese Yens per USD in June 2024. The most recent available data point is 146.194 Japanese Yens per USD, a change of -7.24% from the previous data point of 157.608 Japanese Yens per USD and a change of 0.96% from a year ago when the level was 144.8107 Japanese Yens per USD.

Currency values in Japan 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.