Metadata on the Exchange rate statistics Last updated 26 February 2021 Afghanistan Capital Kabul Central bank Da Afghanistan Bank Central bank's website http://www.centralbank.gov.af/ Currency Afghani ISO currency code AFN Subunits 100 puls Currency circulation Afghanistan Legacy currency Afghani Legacy currency's ISO currency AFA code Conversion rate 1,000 afghani (old) = 1 afghani (new); with effect from 7 October 2002 Currency history 7 October 2002: Introduction of the new afghani (AFN); conversion rate: 1,000 afghani (old) = 1 afghani (new) IMF membership Since 14 July 1955 Exchange rate arrangement 22 March 1963 - 1973: Pegged to the US dollar according to the IMF 1973 - 1981: Independently floating classification (as of end-April 1981 - 31 December 2001: Pegged to the US dollar 2019) 1 January 2002 - 29 April 2008: Managed floating with no predetermined path for the exchange rate 30 April 2008 - 5 September 2010: Floating (market-determined with more frequent modes of intervention) 6 September 2010 - 31 March 2011: Stabilised arrangement (exchange rate within a narrow band without any political obligation) 1 April 2011 - 4 April 2017: Floating (market-determined with more frequent modes of intervention) 5 April 2017 - 3 May 2018: Crawl-like arrangement (moving central rate with an annual minimum rate of change) Since 4 May 2018: Other managed arrangement Time series BBEX3.A.AFN.EUR.CA.AA.A04 BBEX3.A.AFN.EUR.CA.AB.A04 BBEX3.A.AFN.EUR.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.A.AFN.USD.CA.AA.A04 BBEX3.A.AFN.USD.CA.AB.A04 BBEX3.A.AFN.USD.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.M.AFN.EUR.CA.AA.A01 BBEX3.M.AFN.EUR.CA.AB.A01 BBEX3.M.AFN.EUR.CA.AC.A01 BBEX3.M.AFN.USD.CA.AA.A01 BBEX3.M.AFN.USD.CA.AB.A01 BBEX3.M.AFN.USD.CA.AC.A01 Albania Capital Tirana Central bank Bank of Albania Central bank's website http://www.bankofalbania.org/ Currency Albanian lek ISO currency code ALL Subunits 100 qindarka Currency circulation Albania Legacy currency Albanian lek Conversion rate 10 Albanian lek (old) = 1 Albanian lek (new); with effect from 16 August 1965 Currency history 16 August 1965: Introduction of the new Albanian lek (ALL); conversion rate: 10 Albanian lek (old) = 1 Albanian lek (new) IMF membership Since 15 October 1991 Exchange rate arrangement 10 September 1991 - 30 June 1992: Pegged to a currency basket according to the IMF 1 July 1992 - 29 April 2008: Independently floating classification (as of end-April 30 April 2008 - 14 February 2009: Free floating (market-determined 2019) with intervention in exceptional cases only) Since 15 February 2009: Floating (market-determined with more frequent modes of intervention) Time series BBEX3.A.ALL.EUR.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.A.ALL.USD.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.D.ALL.EUR.CA.AC.000 BBEX3.D.ALL.USD.CA.AC.000 BBEX3.M.ALL.EUR.CA.AC.A01 BBEX3.M.ALL.USD.CA.AC.A01 Algeria Capital Algiers Central bank Banque d'Algerie Central bank's website http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/ Currency Algerian dinar ISO currency code DZD Subunits 100 centimes Currency circulation Algeria Legacy currency Algerian new franc Conversion rate 1 Algerian new franc = 1 Algerian dinar; with effect from 10. April 1964 Currency history 1 January 1960: Introduction of the Algerian new franc; conversion rate: 100 Algerian franc = 1 Algerian new franc 10 April 1964: Introduction of the Algerian dinar (DZD); conversion rate: 1 Algerian new franc = 1 Algerian dinar IMF membership Since 26 September 1963 Acceptance of Article VIII (IMF's 15 September 1997 Articles of Agreement) Exchange rate arrangement 21 January 1974 - 30 September 1994: Pegged to a currency basket according to the IMF 1 October 1994 - 31 December 1998: Other managed floating classification (as of end-April 1 January 1999 - 31 December 2008: Floating (market-determined 2019) with more frequent modes of intervention) 1 January 2009 - 14 June 2018: Other managed arrangement (oriented to a currency basket) Since 15 June 2018: Crawl-like arrangement (moving central rate with an annual minimum rate of change) Algeria maintains a de facto exchange rate anchor to the US dollar. Time series BBEX3.A.DZD.EUR.CA.AA.A04 BBEX3.A.DZD.EUR.CA.AB.A04 BBEX3.A.DZD.EUR.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.A.DZD.USD.CA.AA.A04 BBEX3.A.DZD.USD.CA.AB.A04 BBEX3.A.DZD.USD.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.D.DZD.EUR.CA.AA.000 BBEX3.D.DZD.EUR.CA.AB.000 BBEX3.D.DZD.EUR.CA.AC.000 BBEX3.D.DZD.USD.CA.AA.000 BBEX3.D.DZD.USD.CA.AB.000 BBEX3.D.DZD.USD.CA.AC.000 BBEX3.M.DZD.EUR.CA.AA.A01 BBEX3.M.DZD.EUR.CA.AB.A01 BBEX3.M.DZD.EUR.CA.AC.A01 BBEX3.M.DZD.USD.CA.AA.A01 BBEX3.M.DZD.USD.CA.AB.A01 BBEX3.M.DZD.USD.CA.AC.A01 Angola Capital Luanda Central bank Banco Nacional de Angola Central bank's website https://www.bna.ao/ Currency Kwanza ISO currency code AOA Subunits 100 cêntimos Currency circulation Angola Legacy currency Readjusted kwanza Legacy currency's ISO currency AOR code Conversion rate 1,000,000 readjusted kwanza = 1 kwanza; with effect from 13 December 1999 Currency history 20 January 1954: Introduction of the Angolan escudo; conversion rate: 1 Angolar = 1 Angolan escudo 8 January 1977: Introduction of the kwanza (AOK); conversion rate: 1 Angolan escudo = 1 kwanza 1 October 1990: Introduction of the new kwanza (AON); conversion rate: 1 kwanza = 1 new kwanza 3 July 1995: Introduction of the readjusted kwanza (AOR); conversion rate: 1,000 new kwanza = 1 readjusted kwanza 13 December 1999: Introduction of the kwanza (AOA); conversion rate: 1,000,000 readjusted kwanza = 1 kwanza IMF membership Since 19 September 1989 Exchange rate arrangement 8 January 1977 - 24 April 1994: Pegged to the US dollar according to the IMF 25 April 1994 - 30 June 1996: Other managed floating classification (as of end-April 1 July 1996 - 29 September 1998: Pegged to the US dollar 2019) 30 September 1998 - 24 January 1999: Crawling peg (moving central rate without a band) 25 January 1999 - 30 March 2001: Independently floating 31 March 2001 - 31 May 2005: Managed floating with no predetermined path for the exchange rate 1 June 2005 - 29 April 2008: Other conventional fixed peg arrangement 30 April 2008 - 1 October 2009: Stabilised arrangement (exchange rate within a narrow band without any political obligation) 2 October 2009 - 31 October 2010: Other managed arrangement 1 November 2010 - 16 September 2014: Stabilised arrangement (exchange rate within a narrow band without any political obligation) 17 September 2014 - 4 June 2015: Crawl-like arrangement (moving central rate with an annual minimum rate of change) 5 June 2015 - 14 April 2016: Other managed arrangement 15 April 2016 - 8 January 2018: Stabilised arrangement (exchange rate within a narrow band without any political obligation) Since 9 January 2018: Other managed arrangement Comment Independent (from Portugal) since 11 November 1975 Time series BBEX3.A.AOA.EUR.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.A.AOA.USD.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.M.AOA.EUR.CA.AC.A01 BBEX3.M.AOA.USD.CA.AC.A01 Antigua and Barbuda Capital St John's Central bank Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Central bank's website https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/ Currency East Caribbean dollar ISO currency code XCD Subunits 100 cents Currency circulation Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and (since 17 July 1968) Grenada Legacy currency British West Indies dollar Conversion rate 1 British West Indies dollar = 1 East Caribbean dollar; with effect from 6 October 1965 Currency history 6 October 1965: Introduction of the East Caribbean dollar (XCD); conversion rate: 1 British West Indies dollar = 1 East Caribbean dollar IMF membership Since 25 February 1982 Acceptance of Article VIII (IMF's 22 November 1983 Articles of Agreement) Exchange rate arrangement 6 October 1965 - 6 July 1976: Pegged to the British pound sterling according to the IMF (Eastern Caribbean Currency Union) classification (as of end-April Since 7 July 1976: Pegged to the US dollar (Eastern Caribbean 2019) Currency Union) Comment Antigua and Barbuda participates in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. Independent since 1 November 1981 (formerly: British colony) Time series BBEX3.A.XCD.EUR.CA.AA.A04 BBEX3.A.XCD.EUR.CA.AB.A04 BBEX3.A.XCD.EUR.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.A.XCD.USD.CA.AA.A04 BBEX3.A.XCD.USD.CA.AB.A04 BBEX3.A.XCD.USD.CA.AC.A04 BBEX3.M.XCD.EUR.CA.AA.A01 BBEX3.M.XCD.EUR.CA.AB.A01 BBEX3.M.XCD.EUR.CA.AC.A01 BBEX3.M.XCD.USD.CA.AA.A01 BBEX3.M.XCD.USD.CA.AB.A01 BBEX3.M.XCD.USD.CA.AC.A01 Argentina Capital Buenos Aires Central bank Banco Central de la República Argentina Central bank's website https://www.bcra.gob.ar/default.asp Currency Argentine peso ISO currency code ARS Subunits 100 centavos Currency circulation Argentina Legacy currency Austral Legacy currency's ISO currency ARA code Conversion rate 10 000 austral = 1 Argentine peso; with effect from 1 January 1992 Currency history 1 January 1970: Currency changeover from the Argentine peso (peso moneda nacional) to the Argentine peso (peso; ISO code ARP) at the rate of 100:1 1 June 1983: Currency changeover from the Argentine peso (peso) to the Argentine peso (peso argentino; ISO code ARP) at the rate of 10,000:1 14 June 1985: Introduction of the austral (ARA); conversion rate: 1,000 Argentine peso = 1 austral 1 January 1992: Introduction of the Argentine peso (ARS); conversion rate: 10,000 austral = 1 Argentine peso IMF membership Since 20 September 1956 Acceptance of Article VIII (IMF's 14 May 1968 Articles of Agreement) Exchange rate arrangement 31 July 1975 - 30 January 1976: Pegged to the US dollar according to the IMF 31 January 1976 - 11 May 1978: Adjusted according to a set of classification (as of end-April indicators 2019) 12 May 1978