How the U.S. Dollar performed against major currencies in 2024

America’s money beat out its competitors
Where did the data come from?
United States of America
Great Britain
Mexico
China
India
South Africa
Eurozone
Switzerland
Canada
Australia
Japan
New Zealand
South Korea
Russia
Brazil
America’s money beat out its competitors

The U.S. dollar was a dominant force in 2024. Many of the world’s major currencies weakened against the dollar while others lost huge amounts of value over the course of the year. But which currencies had it worse?

Where did the data come from?

Visual Capitalist took data from the market-tracking website Trading View and used it to map how 15 of the world’s biggest currencies performed against the dollar. Let's take a look at how these currencies performed 

United States of America

Currency: U.S. Dollar Index

2024 Return: 7.1%

Great Britain

Currency: Great British Pound

2024 Return: -1.7%

Mexico

Currency: Mexican Peso

2024 Return: -2.0%

China

Currency: Chinese Yuan

2024 Return: -2.8%

India

Currency: Indian Rupee

2024 Return: -2.8%

Photo by Dileesh Kumar on Unsplash

South Africa

Currency: South African Rand

2024 Return: -3.7%

Eurozone

Currency: Euro

2024 Return: -6.2%

Switzerland

Currency: Swiss Franc

2024 Return: -7.3%

Canada

Currency: Canadian Dollar

2024 Return: -7.9%

Australia

Currency: Australian Dollar

2024 Return: -9.1%

Japan

Currency: Japanese Yen

2024 Return: -10.3%

New Zealand

Currency: New Zealand Dollar

2024 Return: -11.4%

South Korea

Currency: South Korean Won

2024 Return: -12.4%

Russia

Currency: Russian Ruble

2024 Return: -18.6%

Brazil

Currency: Brazilian Real

2024 Return: -21.6%

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