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USD Profile
Name: United States dollar
Symbol: $
Minor Unit: 1/100 Cent
Central Bank: Federal Reserve Bank
Country(ies): United States, American Samoa
Rank in the most traded currencies: #1
INR Profile
Name: Indian rupee
Symbol: ₹
Minor Unit: 1/100 paisa
Central Bank: Reserve Bank of India
Country(ies): Bhutan, India, Nepal
Rank in the most traded currencies: #17
Key facts about USD-INR
The US Dollar is the most traded currency in the world, and Indian rupees are also among the 10 largest currencies in the world. Every day, around 2 billion USD are traded between the two currencies on the Forex Exchange Market.
The Dollar is of course the official currency of the United States, but is also used as official currency in 23 other countries. The US Central Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank (also called "The Fed"), is the official issuer of the US Dollar, while in India, the Reserve Bank of India has this responsibility. The rupees, also called Taaka or Rupayya, are also used in Bhutan and Nepal.
The two currencies have a very different inflation rate, as the Indian Rupee has a high inflation index at 4.90%, while the USD, a very stable currency which exist since 1792, is only at 0.10%.
In India, the frequently used coins include ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10 and the frequently used banknotes include ₹5, ₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹500, ₹1000.
Today's USD-INR commentary
During the last 14 days period, we can see a very big difference (exactly 2.45%) between the highest level of USD 1 = INR 70.0887 reached on March 11 and the lowest value of USD 1 = INR 68.3697 we recorded last Tuesday. These heavy variations notwithstanding, the current USD-INR exchange rate is actually near to its average value of the past two weeks. Sending USD 1,500 at the actual interbank exchange rate gives you INR 103,755, while it was equal to as much as INR 105,133 on March 11 and only INR 102,555 last Tuesday.