Historical Exchange Rates
Historically, since the first monetary emission in 1948, the peso was worth about the same as a United States dollar.
The exchange rate for U.S. dollar vs. Dominican peso over the last few decades is as follows:
- 1984 $US 1 to RD$ 1.45
- 1993 $US 1 to RD$ 5.00
- 1998 $US 1 to RD$ 8.00
- 2002 $US 1 to RD$ 20.00
- 2003 $US 1 to RD$ 37.50
- 2004 $US 1 to RD$ 41.70
- 2006 $US 1 to RD$ 32.00
- 2007 $US 1 to RD$ 35.29
- 2008 $US 1 to RD$ 34.90
- 2009 $US 1 to RD$ 36.00
In 2004 the peso dramatically plummeted; a single US dollar was worth almost RD$60.00.
Since 2004 the peso has reached a more stable rate of RD$35–39 pesos to 1 U.S. dollar. As of December 2011, there were some RD$50.44 pesos to the euro, or around RD$38.50 pesos to the U.S. dollar.
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