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Currency in Brazil

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

Brazil's currency is 2.66 % — #9 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-18.

2.66%

Checked 19 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-18

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 2.7 % more dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Brazil over time

11.00 %6.83 %2.66 %11.00 % · 2 August 202624 July 2026: 8.84 %25 July 2026: 8.77 %26 July 2026: 8.74 %27 July 2026: 8.60 %28 July 2026: 9.57 %29 July 2026: 9.30 %30 July 2026: 9.13 %31 July 2026: 9.60 %1 August 2026: 10.99 %2 August 2026: 11.00 %3 August 2026: 10.89 %4 August 2026: 9.17 %5 August 2026: 8.35 %6 August 2026: 7.52 %7 August 2026: 6.79 %8 August 2026: 6.28 %9 August 2026: 6.29 %10 August 2026: 6.66 %11 August 2026: 6.98 %12 August 2026: 6.20 %13 August 2026: 4.45 %14 August 2026: 4.14 %15 August 2026: 4.18 %16 August 2026: 4.16 %17 August 2026: 4.19 %18 August 2026: 3.87 %19 August 2026: 4.49 %20 August 2026: 5.64 %21 August 2026: 5.70 %22 August 2026: 5.60 %23 August 2026: 5.35 %24 August 2026: 5.73 %25 August 2026: 5.41 %26 August 2026: 4.85 %27 August 2026: 5.60 %28 August 2026: 4.97 %29 August 2026: 5.07 %30 August 2026: 5.06 %31 August 2026: 4.75 %1 September 2026: 4.80 %2 September 2026: 5.77 %3 September 2026: 6.12 %4 September 2026: 7.16 %5 September 2026: 6.14 %6 September 2026: 6.15 %7 September 2026: 5.92 %8 September 2026: 5.46 %9 September 2026: 6.25 %10 September 2026: 6.57 %11 September 2026: 5.99 %12 September 2026: 5.75 %13 September 2026: 5.74 %14 September 2026: 5.43 %15 September 2026: 3.66 %16 September 2026: 3.09 %17 September 2026: 2.86 %18 September 2026: 2.66 %24 July 202621 August 202618 September 20262.66 %
57 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 18 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#9 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
87 %
62 of 71 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.20 pp
since 17 September 2026
Below its peak
8.34 pp
peak 11.00 % in 2 August 2026
Full series
▼ 6.18 pp
since 24 July 2026

In Americas: #2 of 14vs median -2.47 %: +5.13 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.44 % and -8.76 %1 of 71 countries between -8.08 % and -7.40 %1 of 71 countries between -7.40 % and -6.73 %2 of 71 countries between -6.73 % and -6.05 %1 of 71 countries between -4.69 % and -4.01 %1 of 71 countries between -4.01 % and -3.33 %2 of 71 countries between -3.33 % and -2.66 %27 of 71 countries between -2.66 % and -1.98 %2 of 71 countries between -1.98 % and -1.30 %2 of 71 countries between -1.30 % and -0.62 %20 of 71 countries between -0.62 % and 0.06 %1 of 71 countries between 0.06 % and 0.74 %1 of 71 countries between 2.09 % and 2.77 %1 of 71 countries between 2.77 % and 3.45 %1 of 71 countries between 4.13 % and 4.81 %1 of 71 countries between 4.81 % and 5.48 %1 of 71 countries between 5.48 % and 6.16 %4 of 71 countries between 6.16 % and 6.84 %median -2.47 %Brazil: ahead of 87 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyBrazil 2.66 %-9.44 %6.84 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -2.63 % and 0.00 %. Brazil is ahead of 87 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Brazil
7 Hungary4.64 %+1.98 pp
8 Malaysia3.08 %+0.42 pp
9 Brazil2.66 %—
10 Singapore0.53 %−2.13 pp
11 United States0.00 %−2.66 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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