US Dollar → Chinese Yuan

USD to CNY exchange rate history

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

1 USD was worth 6.7045 CNY on 2026-10-01 (ECB reference rate). Since 2005 the rate ranged from 6.0428 (2014-01-14) to 8.2766 (2005-07-19).

Latest (2026-10-01): 6.7045
52-week change: -5.83%
All-time high: 8.2766 2005-07-19
All-time low: 6.0428 2014-01-14

Monthly average since 2005

8.2765

6.052

2005-042026-10

USD to CNY by year

Year	Average	High	Low	Close	Change
2005	8.1655	8.2766	8.0702	8.0702	-2.49%
2006	7.9737	8.0705	7.8051	7.8051	-3.28%
2007	7.6063	7.817	7.3041	7.3041	-6.42%
2008	6.9485	7.2934	6.8113	6.823	-6.45%
2009	6.8311	6.8895	6.7753	6.827	+0.06%
2010	6.7678	6.8346	6.6008	6.6023	-3.30%
2011	6.4624	6.6377	6.3056	6.3056	-4.31%
2012	6.3094	6.3889	6.2223	6.2306	-1.15%
2013	6.148	6.2456	6.054	6.054	-2.87%
2014	6.1612	6.2611	6.0428	6.2069	+2.58%
2015	6.2854	6.49	6.1931	6.4855	+4.48%
2016	6.6444	6.9593	6.4571	6.9445	+6.28%
2017	6.7587	6.9605	6.4615	6.5075	-6.31%
2018	6.6187	6.9743	6.2746	6.8778	+5.93%
2019	6.9114	7.1787	6.6813	6.9615	+1.50%
2020	6.9003	7.1588	6.525	6.5378	-6.12%
2021	6.4491	6.572	6.348	6.3524	-1.73%
2022	6.7347	7.3174	6.3104	6.8987	+8.54%
2023	7.0846	7.3398	6.7235	7.1049	+2.99%
2024	7.1956	7.2994	7.0111	7.2994	+2.18%
2025	7.1874	7.3498	6.9929	7.001	-4.09%
2026	6.8206	6.9937	6.6954	6.7045	-4.13%

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 USD to CNY exchange rate?

The highest ECB-based USD to CNY rate since 1999 was 8.2766 on 2005-07-19. The lowest was 6.0428 on 2014-01-14.

What is the average USD to CNY rate?

Since 2005-04-01, 1 USD has been worth 6.8476 CNY on average. In the last 52 weeks the average was 6.8883.

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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