Euro / US dollar reference exchange rate (units of foreign currency per 1 euro; 2:15 CET) - Euro area - ECB - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Euro reference exchange rates (ECB)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on official statistics released by the European Central Bank, the Euro / US dollar exchange rate was 1.16 on 21 October 2025, compared to 1.17 on 20 October. This marks a decrease of 0.85 percent.
Sample. There are 6,864 records in the daily time series presented in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1999 to October 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we calculated on the full sample: the exchange rate averaged 1.18; it recorded a bottom of 0.83 on 26 October 2000; it reached its highest level of 1.60 on 15 July 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 euro |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | 1.1681 |
| 2025-10-20 | 1.1655 |
| 2025-10-21 | 1.1607 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | ECB reference exchange rate, Euro/US dollar, 2:15 pm (C.E.T.) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Units of foreign currency received in exchange for 1 euro |
| Source | European Central Bank |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Free use subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Level |