Uruguay: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Uruguay are available from September 2004 to July 2026. For that period, the average exchange rate for Uruguay was 29.6306 Peso Uruguayos per USD with a minimum of 18.4332 Peso Uruguayos per USD in July 2011 and a maximum of 44.5205 Peso Uruguayos per USD in January 2022. The most recent available data point is 40.2046 Peso Uruguayos per USD, a change of -0.09% from the previous data point of 40.2422 Peso Uruguayos per USD and a change of -0.05% from a year ago when the level was 40.2245 Peso Uruguayos per USD.

Currency values in Uruguay 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.