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 April 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Mauritius was 34.8398 Mauritius Rupees per USD with a minimum of 25.8951 Mauritius Rupees per USD in April 2008 and a maximum of 46.8283 Mauritius Rupees per USD in December 2024. The most recent available data point is 45.0229 Mauritius Rupees per USD, a change of -1.15% from the previous data point of 45.5482 Mauritius Rupees per USD and a change of -3.06% from a year ago when the level was 46.4453 Mauritius Rupees per USD.

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