Chinese Yuan → US Dollar

CNY to USD exchange rate history

Name: CNY to USD daily exchange rates since 2005-04-01
Creator: European Central Bank
License: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/services/disclaimer/html/index.en.html

1 CNY was worth 0.14915 USD on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 2005 the rate ranged from 0.12082 (2005-07-19) to 0.16549 (2014-01-14).

Latest (2026-10-01): 0.14915
52-week change: +6.19%
All-time high: 0.16549 2014-01-14
All-time low: 0.12082 2005-07-19

Monthly average since 2005

0.16524

0.12082

2005-042026-10

CNY to USD by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
2005	0.12248	0.12391	0.12082	0.12391	+2.56%
2006	0.12542	0.12812	0.12391	0.12812	+3.40%
2007	0.13151	0.13691	0.12793	0.13691	+6.86%
2008	0.14397	0.14681	0.13711	0.14656	+6.89%
2009	0.14639	0.1476	0.14515	0.14648	-0.06%
2010	0.14778	0.1515	0.14631	0.15146	+3.41%
2011	0.15477	0.15859	0.15066	0.15859	+4.51%
2012	0.1585	0.16071	0.15652	0.1605	+1.16%
2013	0.16267	0.16518	0.16011	0.16518	+2.96%
2014	0.16232	0.16549	0.15972	0.16111	-2.51%
2015	0.15913	0.16147	0.15408	0.15419	-4.28%
2016	0.15056	0.15487	0.14369	0.144	-5.91%
2017	0.14801	0.15476	0.14367	0.15367	+6.74%
2018	0.15132	0.15937	0.14338	0.14539	-5.60%
2019	0.14476	0.14967	0.1393	0.14365	-1.48%
2020	0.14503	0.15326	0.13969	0.15296	+6.52%
2021	0.15507	0.15753	0.15216	0.15742	+1.76%
2022	0.14879	0.15847	0.13666	0.14495	-7.87%
2023	0.14125	0.14873	0.13624	0.14075	-2.90%
2024	0.13899	0.14263	0.137	0.137	-2.14%
2025	0.13915	0.143	0.13606	0.14284	+4.26%
2026	0.14664	0.14936	0.14299	0.14915	+4.31%

Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates, cross rates calculated through the euro. Official ECB rates: ECB exchange rates.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the highest CNY to USD exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based CNY to USD rate since 1999 was 0.16549 on 2014-01-14. The lowest was 0.12082 on 2005-07-19.

What is the average CNY to USD rate?

Since 2005-04-01, 1 CNY has been worth 0.14684 USD on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 0.14523.

Where does this data come from?

From the daily euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank. Rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated through the euro. For live and intraday rates, use the currencyapi API.

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