Switzerland: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Switzerland are available from January 2000 to September 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Switzerland was 1.1059 Swiss Francs per USD with a minimum of 0.7874 Swiss Francs per USD in August 2011 and a maximum of 1.7841 Swiss Francs per USD in June 2001. The most recent available data point is 0.847 Swiss Francs per USD, a change of -1.24% from the previous data point of 0.8576 Swiss Francs per USD and a change of -5.83% from a year ago when the level was 0.8994 Swiss Francs per USD.

Currency values in Switzerland 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.