Peru: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Peru are available from April 2004 to October 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for Peru was 3.2556 Peruvian New Sols per USD with a minimum of 2.5531 Peruvian New Sols per USD in January 2013 and a maximum of 4.1128 Peruvian New Sols per USD in September 2021. The most recent available data point is 3.4405 Peruvian New Sols per USD, a change of 2.05% from the previous data point of 3.3715 Peruvian New Sols per USD and a change of 0.68% from a year ago when the level was 3.4174 Peruvian New Sols per USD.

Currency values in Peru 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.