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 August 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Uruguay was 28.5521 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 40.3301 Peso Uruguayos per USD, a change of 0.43% from the previous data point of 40.158 Peso Uruguayos per USD and a change of 6.49% from a year ago when the level was 37.8713 Peso Uruguayos per USD.

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