Federal Reserve Board H.10 and G.5 (RXI_N.M.JA) · Japanese yen per US dollar, monthly average
What is the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar?
The monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar was 156.4171 in the month ended , up 5.8% from a year earlier.
Japanese yen per US dollar, monthly average, not seasonally adjusted, each month
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to , to , to , to , to , to , to .
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Japanese yen per US dollar, monthly average, change from a year earlier, each month (ours)
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to , to , to , to , to , to , to .
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to .
Each point is one month of the series as the source publishes it, or a change worked out from those values (ours). The US recessions are shaded. Pointing at the chart shows the month and the value.
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The newest month beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year, five and ten years earlier. The last ten years are in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".
| Measure | Latest | The month before | A year earlier | Five years earlier | Ten years earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | |||||
| Japanese yen per US dollar, monthly average | 156.4171 | 158.8476 | 147.8629 | 110.1610 | 101.7843 |
| Change over a year | +5.8% | +7.7% | +3.4% | +4.3% | −15.3% |
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Observed .
Right now
The monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar was 156.4171 in September 2026, the lowest since February 2026.
Over a year it is up 5.8% (ours).
ChangeOurs
| Period | Then | Change |
|---|---|---|
| One month | 158.8476 in | −1.5% |
| Three months | 160.7700 in | −2.7% |
| Twelve months | 147.8629 in | +5.8% |
| Five years | 110.1610 in | +42.0% |
| Ten years | 101.7843 in | +53.7% |
In historyOurs
The monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar of 156.4171 in was higher than in 467 of the 668 other months since , the same in 0 and lower in 201.
Highest since : 358.0200 in . Lowest since : 76.6430 in .
AverageOurs
Average since : 156.46753 (ours, a plain mean of the 669 months).
ComparedOurs
Over a year the monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar is up 5.8%, which ranks 3 of the 18 rows of the table, where 1 is the largest change.
The table sets the monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar beside the currencies on the dollar exchange rates page, by the change over a year in each one's newest month.
Understanding the monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar
Where it stands today
The monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar was 156.4171 in September 2026.
What does the monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar measure?
This is the monthly average of the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar: the amount of Japanese yen that one US dollar equals. The Federal Reserve Board (the Board) publishes the daily rates in its H.10 release and their monthly averages in its G.5 release. The daily rates are noon buying rates in New York for cable transfers payable in the listed currencies, certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for customs purposes.
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What 500metrics adds: the change over one month, three months, a year and five years, the highest and lowest value since the series begins, and how the change over a year compares with the other lines of the dollar exchange rates page.
The numbers behind the chart
What was the monthly average of Japanese yen per US dollar in each month?The last ten years, 120 months, newest first; the chart and the file have every month since Jan 1971
| Month | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| 156.4171 | +5.8% | |
| 158.8476 | +7.7% | |
| 162.3295 | +10.3% | |
| 160.7700 | +11.3% | |
| 158.1530 | +9.2% | |
| 159.1173 | +10.4% | |
| 158.6827 | +6.5% | |
| 155.1016 | +2.3% | |
| 156.6505 | +0.1% | |
| 155.9150 | +1.4% | |
| 155.1411 | +0.9% | |
| 151.3545 | +1.0% | |
| 147.8629 | +3.4% | |
| 147.4786 | +0.8% | |
| 147.2014 | −6.5% | |
| 144.4835 | −8.5% | |
| 144.8762 | −7.1% | |
| 144.1286 | −6.3% | |
| 149.0576 | −0.5% | |
| 151.5716 | +1.3% | |
| 156.4819 | +7.0% | |
| 153.8143 | +6.8% | |
| 153.7126 | +2.7% | |
| 149.8909 | +0.2% |
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| Month | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| 142.9540 | −3.3% | |
| 146.2641 | +1.0% | |
| 157.5182 | +11.8% | |
| 157.8600 | +11.7% | |
| 155.8691 | +13.7% | |
| 153.8900 | +15.3% | |
| 149.8186 | +12.1% | |
| 149.6150 | +12.5% | |
| 146.2943 | +12.1% | |
| 143.9815 | +6.7% | |
| 149.6790 | +5.1% | |
| 149.5933 | +1.7% | |
| 147.8450 | +3.2% | |
| 144.7804 | +7.0% | |
| 140.9360 | +3.1% | |
| 141.3581 | +5.5% | |
| 137.0532 | +6.4% | |
| 133.4745 | +5.6% | |
| 133.6643 | +12.7% | |
| 133.0463 | +15.4% | |
| 130.4475 | +13.6% | |
| 134.9148 | +18.5% | |
| 142.4450 | +25.0% | |
| 147.0515 | +30.0% | |
| 143.2843 | +30.1% | |
| 135.2835 | +23.1% | |
| 136.7090 | +24.0% | |
| 133.9619 | +21.7% | |
| 128.8486 | +18.1% | |
| 126.3743 | +15.9% | |
| 118.5774 | +9.1% | |
| 115.2763 | +9.4% | |
| 114.8255 | +10.6% | |
| 113.8329 | +9.7% | |
| 113.9650 | +9.2% | |
| 113.1215 | +7.5% | |
| 110.1610 | +4.3% | |
| 109.8527 | +3.6% | |
| 110.2143 | +3.3% | |
| 110.1073 | +2.4% | |
| 109.1120 | +1.8% | |
| 109.0445 | +1.2% | |
| 108.6991 | +1.0% | |
| 105.3774 | −4.2% | |
| 103.7883 | −5.0% | |
| 103.7952 | −4.9% | |
| 104.4061 | −4.1% | |
| 105.2095 | −2.7% | |
| 105.5890 | −1.8% | |
| 106.0129 | −0.2% | |
| 106.6818 | −1.5% | |
| 107.5782 | −0.5% | |
| 107.2000 | −2.5% | |
| 107.7386 | −3.5% | |
| 107.6673 | −3.1% | |
| 110.0295 | −0.4% | |
| 109.2667 | +0.3% | |
| 109.1010 | −2.8% | |
| 108.8579 | −4.0% | |
| 108.1368 | −4.1% | |
| 107.5400 | −4.1% | |
| 106.1886 | −4.3% | |
| 108.2864 | −2.9% | |
| 108.0685 | −1.8% | |
| 109.9714 | +0.3% | |
| 111.6414 | +3.7% | |
| 111.1443 | +4.8% | |
| 110.4400 | +2.3% | |
| 108.9605 | −1.7% | |
| 112.1994 | −0.7% | |
| 113.3380 | +0.5% | |
| 112.7218 | −0.2% | |
| 112.0974 | +1.2% | |
| 110.9965 | +1.1% | |
| 111.5210 | −0.8% | |
| 110.0638 | −0.8% | |
| 109.6882 | −2.3% | |
| 107.6562 | −2.2% | |
| 106.0468 | −6.1% | |
| 107.9700 | −4.4% | |
| 110.8710 | −3.5% | |
| 112.9405 | −2.6% | |
| 112.8190 | +4.0% | |
| 112.9148 | +8.7% | |
| 110.7760 | +8.8% | |
| 109.8270 | +8.5% | |
| 112.4170 | +7.9% | |
| 110.9141 | +5.3% | |
| 112.2436 | +3.1% | |
| 110.0910 | +0.5% | |
| 112.9165 | 0.0% | |
| 112.9116 | −1.5% | |
| 114.8721 | −2.8% | |
| 115.9981 | −4.6% | |
| 108.4430 | −11.6% | |
| 103.9075 | −13.4% |
How does it compare with the currencies on the dollar exchange rates page?Ranked by the change over a year
| Series | Month | Value | Change over a year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lankan rupee | 329.4748 | +9.1% | 1 | |
| Indian rupee | 95.5124 | +8.1% | 2 | |
| Japanese yen (this page) | 156.4171 | +5.8% | 3 | |
| Taiwan dollar | 31.7381 | +4.5% | 4 | |
| Swedish krona | 9.7754 | +4.3% | 5 | |
| Thai baht | 33.2329 | +4.0% | 6 | |
| Swiss franc | 0.8199 | +3.0% | 7 | |
| Danish krone | 6.4979 | +2.2% | 8 | |
| Canadian dollar | 1.3972 | +1.0% | 9 | |
| Hong Kong dollar | 7.8434 | +0.8% | 10 | |
| Singapore dollar | 1.2729 | −0.9% | 11 | |
| South Korean won | 1,359.2090 | −2.4% | 12 | |
| Malaysian ringgit | 4.0692 | −3.3% | 13 | |
| Brazilian real | 5.1433 | −4.1% | 14 | |
| Norwegian krone | 9.3913 | −5.5% | 15 | |
| Chinese yuan | 6.7084 | −5.8% | 16 | |
| Mexican peso | 17.2695 | −6.5% | 17 | |
| South African rand | 16.2221 | −6.9% | 18 |
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What do these figures leave out, and how are they cited?Limits, dates and how to cite
What this number cannot tell you
- These are the Board's own rates, certified for customs purposes. They are not prices from an exchange, a bank or a dealer.
- A month's value is the monthly average of the daily rates that the Board's G.5 release publishes. The Board prints the rates to four decimal places, and this page prints them as published.
- The rate is the amount of Japanese yen for one US dollar, so a higher number is more Japanese yen for one dollar.
- The changes, the ranks and the highest and lowest values are ours, worked out from the values the Board publishes; a change is in percent.
Observed . Checked .
How to cite this
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates, Japanese yen per US dollar, monthly average, through September 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What is the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar?", https://500metrics.com/dollar-exchange-rates/japanese-yen.
Can the data be downloaded?dollar-exchange-rates-japanese-yen.csv
Download the full history as CSV: 669 rows, to , 14,592 bytes.
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