Euro exchange rate today
The euro is the second most traded currency in the world and the reference against which the European Central Bank publishes every other rate. Its daily reference rates are set once each working day at 16:00 CET and apply until the next publication — they are a benchmark, not a price you can trade at. Banks and payment providers add a margin on top, which is why the amount you receive is always slightly below the reference figure.
EUR against other currencies
How much of each currency one EUR buys, and how that has changed over the past year.
| Currency | Per 1 EUR | Inverse | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDUS Dollar | 1.1614 | 0.8610 | −0.97% |
| GBPPound Sterling | 0.8574 | 1.1663 | −1.10% |
| CHFSwiss Franc | 0.9425 | 1.0610 | +1.04% |
| JPYJapanese Yen | 179.20 | 0.005580 | +3.35% |
| CNYChinese Yuan | 7.7936 | 0.1283 | −6.80% |
| AUDAustralian Dollar | 1.6098 | 0.6212 | −9.56% |
| CADCanadian Dollar | 1.6033 | 0.6237 | −0.97% |
| SEKSwedish Krona | 11.1520 | 0.089670 | +1.38% |
| PLNPolish Zloty | 4.3178 | 0.2316 | +1.61% |
EUR against USD — one year
- 52-week high
- 1.1974 USD
- 28/01/2026
- 52-week low
- 1.1340 USD
- 24/06/2026
- Change over a year
- −0.97%
- against USD
Frequently asked questions
Because the source is the European Central Bank, which publishes its reference rates in one direction only: how many units of each foreign currency one euro buys. Every other figure here is worked back from that. It is also why this page charts the euro against the US dollar rather than against the euro — a currency cannot be quoted against itself.
It joins the two largest currency blocs, and the Bank for International Settlements triennial survey has consistently put it at roughly a fifth of all foreign exchange turnover, well ahead of anything else. The practical effect for a reader is a very tight spread: retail margins on euro to dollar are usually smaller than on any other pair covered here.
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank, which holds eight scheduled monetary policy meetings a year in Frankfurt. Its mandate is price stability, defined since the 2021 strategy review as a symmetric 2 percent inflation target over the medium term. The exchange rate is not a target: the euro’s level is an outcome of those decisions rather than an objective of them.
The reference series this site is built on begins on 4 January 1999, the first trading day of the euro. It opened at about 1.18 US dollars, fell below 0.83 in October 2000 and reached almost 1.60 in July 2008. That range is worth keeping in mind whenever a move of one or two percent is described as dramatic.