Papua New Guinea: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Papua New Guinea are available from September 2004 to April 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Papua New Guinea was 3.0249 Papua New Guinea Kinas per USD with a minimum of 2.0378 Papua New Guinea Kinas per USD in April 2012 and a maximum of 4.0979 Papua New Guinea Kinas per USD in April 2025. The most recent available data point is 4.0979 Papua New Guinea Kinas per USD, a change of 1.46% from the previous data point of 4.039 Papua New Guinea Kinas per USD and a change of 7.56% from a year ago when the level was 3.8098 Papua New Guinea Kinas per USD.

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