Mauritius: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Mauritius are available from September 2004 to November 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Mauritius was 34.6071 Mauritius Rupees per USD with a minimum of 25.8951 Mauritius Rupees per USD in April 2008 and a maximum of 46.7066 Mauritius Rupees per USD in July 2024. The most recent available data point is 46.5723 Mauritius Rupees per USD, a change of 0.79% from the previous data point of 46.2079 Mauritius Rupees per USD and a change of 5.38% from a year ago when the level was 44.1953 Mauritius Rupees per USD.

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