Vietnam: USD exchange rate

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

The series for Vietnam are available from September 2004 to August 2024. For that period, the average exchange rate for Vietnam was 20387.0373 Vietnamese Dongs per USD with a minimum of 10000.0003 Vietnamese Dongs per USD in September 2004 and a maximum of 25456.7072 Vietnamese Dongs per USD in May 2024. The most recent available data point is 25038.0706 Vietnamese Dongs per USD, a change of -1.31% from the previous data point of 25370.7382 Vietnamese Dongs per USD and a change of 4.92% from a year ago when the level was 23864.8172 Vietnamese Dongs per USD.

Currency values in Vietnam 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.