Portugal: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Portugal are available from January 2000 to August 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Portugal was 0.8551 Euros per USD with a minimum of 0.6344 Euros per USD in July 2008 and a maximum of 1.1719 Euros per USD in October 2000. The most recent available data point is 0.9073 Euros per USD, a change of -1.55% from the previous data point of 0.9216 Euros per USD and a change of -1.03% from a year ago when the level was 0.9167 Euros per USD.

Currency values in Portugal 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.