Naira
Naira Plunges by About 300 Percent Under President Muhammadu Buhari Administration
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The Nigerian Naira has plunged by about 300 percent against some of its global counterparts under President Muhammadu Buhari.
A check by Investors King revealed that the local currency which was trading at N212.1 to a Euro as of January 2014 is presently being exchanged at N484.06 a Euro by the Central Bank of Nigeria, representing a 282 percent decline.
At the parallel market popularly known as the black market, the Naira is currently trading at N595, about 300 percent decline. See the details below.
Here is Monthly Average Naira Exchange Rates Since 2004
Year | Month | DAS (USD) | IFEM (USD) | BDC (USD) | GB Pounds | EURO | CFA Franc |
2004 | 1 | 136.08 | 137.76 | 147.65 | 247.93 | 171.67 | 0.16 |
2004 | 2 | 135.16 | 136.44 | 142.95 | 252.78 | 171.09 | 0.2 |
2004 | 3 | 134.47 | 134.8 | 139.92 | 245.47 | 164.88 | 0.25 |
2004 | 4 | 133.51 | 137.23 | 138.85 | 240.26 | 159.87 | 0.24 |
2004 | 5 | 133.01 | 134.81 | 139.64 | 237.8 | 159.75 | 0.24 |
2004 | 6 | 132.75 | 133.54 | 140 | 242.54 | 161.53 | 0.24 |
2004 | 7 | 132.8 | 134.39 | 139.84 | 244.54 | 162.85 | 0.25 |
2004 | 8 | 132.83 | 133.23 | 140.33 | 241.61 | 161.66 | 0.25 |
2004 | 9 | 132.84 | 133.77 | 141.08 | 237.92 | 162.06 | 0.25 |
2004 | 10 | 132.86 | 133.76 | 140.54 | 240.05 | 165.91 | 0.25 |
2004 | 11 | 132.87 | 133.15 | 140.69 | 247.14 | 172.67 | 0.26 |
2004 | 12 | 132.86 | 133.14 | 138.71 | 256.48 | 177.95 | 0.27 |
2005 | 1 | 132.86 | 133.11 | 139.8 | 249.54 | 174.13 | 0.27 |
2005 | 2 | 132.85 | 133.15 | 139.93 | 250.51 | 173.05 | 0.26 |
2005 | 3 | 132.85 | 133.09 | 139.73 | 254.4 | 176.26 | 0.27 |
2005 | 4 | 132.85 | 133.06 | 141.77 | 251.48 | 171.8 | 0.26 |
2005 | 5 | 132.82 | 133.37 | 141.21 | 246.4 | 168.52 | 0.26 |
2005 | 6 | 132.87 | 134.35 | 141.85 | 241.77 | 161.67 | 0.25 |
2005 | 7 | 132.87 | 135.35 | 143.94 | 232.38 | 160 | 0.24 |
2005 | 8 | 133.23 | 135.94 | 145.82 | 237.55 | 162.81 | 0.25 |
2005 | 9 | 130.81 | 132.55 | 145.8 | 234.2 | 158.66 | 0.24 |
2005 | 10 | 130.84 | 131.09 | 144.99 | 228.38 | 155.75 | 0.24 |
2005 | 11 | 130.63 | 130.8 | 143.94 | 214.58 | 144.97 | 0.23 |
2005 | 12 | 130.29 | 130.08 | 141.93 | 225.33 | 153.07 | 0.23 |
2006 | 1 | 130.29 | 129.93 | 144.09 | 227.93 | 156.43 | 0.24 |
2006 | 2 | 129.59 | 129.33 | 145.47 | 224.4 | 153.31 | 0.23 |
2006 | 3 | 128.7 | 128.68 | 148.46 | 222.72 | 153.18 | 0.23 |
2006 | 4 | 128.47 | 128.58 | 147.85 | 224.89 | 156.24 | 0.24 |
2006 | 5 | 128.45 | 128.57 | 142.33 | 237.23 | 162.31 | 0.25 |
2006 | 6 | 128.45 | 128.5 | 136.82 | 234.41 | 160.95 | 0.24 |
2006 | 7 | 128.38 | 128.43 | 130.12 | 234.47 | 161.29 | 0.24 |
2006 | 8 | 128.33 | 128.43 | 130.46 | 240.73 | 162.9 | 0.25 |
2006 | 9 | 128.29 | 128.39 | 130.21 | 238.67 | 161.56 | 0.25 |
2006 | 10 | 128.28 | 128.42 | 130.3 | 238.67 | 161.56 | 0.25 |
2006 | 11 | 128.29 | 128.42 | 129.82 | 242.67 | 155.1 | 0.25 |
2006 | 12 | 128.29 | 128.39 | 129.32 | 249.37 | 167.82 | 0.24 |
2007 | 1 | 128.28 | 128.37 | 130.07 | 248.89 | 164.87 | 0.25 |
2007 | 2 | 128.27 | 128.33 | 130 | 248.55 | 166 | 0.24 |
2007 | 3 | 128.15 | 128.25 | 129.34 | 247.08 | 168.02 | 0.25 |
2007 | 4 | 127.98 | 128.25 | 129 | 252.28 | 171.45 | 0.26 |
2007 | 5 | 127.56 | 127.62 | 129.16 | 237.23 | 162.31 | 0.25 |
2007 | 6 | 127.41 | 127.5 | 128.33 | 250.57 | 169.31 | 0.26 |
2007 | 7 | 127.19 | 127.2 | 127.52 | 256.13 | 172.92 | 0.26 |
2007 | 8 | 126.68 | 126.57 | 127.43 | 251.87 | 170.71 | 0.26 |
2007 | 9 | 126.03 | 125.74 | 126.5 | 251.85 | 170.69 | 0.26 |
2007 | 10 | 124.28 | 123.56 | 126.5 | 251.97 | 175.36 | 0.27 |
2007 | 11 | 120.51 | 119.45 | 123.8 | 242.73 | 173.4 | 0.26 |
2007 | 12 | 118.21 | 118.11 | 121.07 | 236.79 | 170.61 | 0.26 |
2008 | 1 | 117.98 | 117.72 | 120.8 | 230.09 | 171.88 | 0.26 |
2008 | 2 | 118.21 | 117.5 | 119.57 | 229.26 | 172.3 | 0.26 |
2008 | 3 | 117.92 | 116.79 | 119 | 240.26 | 181.11 | 0.27 |
2008 | 4 | 117.87 | 117.47 | 118.95 | 231.24 | 183.74 | 0.28 |
2008 | 5 | 117.83 | 117.79 | 118.8 | 229.2 | 181.52 | 0.28 |
2008 | 6 | 117.81 | 117.74 | 118.7 | 229.18 | 181.45 | 0.27 |
2008 | 7 | 117.77 | 117.71 | 119 | 231.94 | 183.95 | 0.28 |
2008 | 8 | 117.74 | 117.69 | 119 | 220.26 | 174.61 | 0.27 |
2008 | 9 | 117.73 | 117.62 | 119 | 208.09 | 169.13 | 0.26 |
2008 | 10 | 117.72 | 117.72 | 119 | 196.9 | 154.82 | 0.24 |
2008 | 11 | 117.74 | 117.88 | 119.1 | 179.07 | 148.53 | 0.23 |
2008 | 12 | 126.48 | 134.33 | 137.65 | 192 | 174.72 | 0.26 |
2009 | 1 | 145.78 | 146.59 | 149.88 | 206.19 | 189.34 | 0.29 |
2009 | 2 | 147.14 | 149.12 | 156.93 | 210.17 | 186.48 | 0.28 |
2009 | 3 | 147.72 | 0 | 174.32 | 207.92 | 191.33 | 0.29 |
2009 | 4 | 147.23 | 0 | 180.27 | 214.27 | 192.23 | 0.29 |
2009 | 5 | 147.84 | 180.63 | 225.42 | 199.6 | 0.3 | |
2009 | 6 | 148.2 | 148.54 | 166.14 | 239.91 | 205.65 | 0.31 |
2009 | 7 | 148.59 | 149.88 | 155.13 | 240.66 | 207.36 | 0.32 |
2009 | 8 | 151.86 | 155.23 | 158.95 | 248.6 | 214.48 | 0.36 |
2009 | 9 | 152.3 | 153.25 | 158 | 247.02 | 219.02 | 0.33 |
2009 | 10 | 149.36 | 150.22 | 153.05 | 239.53 | 219.35 | 0.33 |
2009 | 11 | 150.85 | 151.03 | 152.95 | 248.34 | 223.07 | 0.34 |
2009 | 12 | 149.69 | 149.8 | 153.48 | 240.98 | 216.82 | 0.33 |
2010 | 1 | 149.78 | 150.33 | 153.55 | 239.96 | 211.72 | 0.32 |
2010 | 2 | 150.22 | 150.97 | 152.08 | 232.66 | 203.67 | 0.31 |
2010 | 3 | 149.83 | 150.08 | 151.85 | 223.26 | 201.38 | 0.31 |
2010 | 4 | 149.89 | 150.38 | 152 | 217.36 | 186.52 | 0.28 |
2010 | 5 | 150.31 | 151.49 | 153.26 | 219.42 | 186.52 | 0.28 |
2010 | 6 | 150.19 | 151.27 | 153.87 | 219.42 | 181.65 | 0.28 |
2010 | 7 | 150.1 | 150.27 | 152.41 | 227.02 | 189.83 | 0.29 |
2010 | 8 | 150.27 | 150.7 | 152.23 | 232.94 | 191.9 | 0.29 |
2010 | 9 | 151.03 | 152.62 | 153.85 | 232.86 | 195.91 | 0.3 |
2010 | 10 | 151.25 | 151.78 | 153.98 | 237.51 | 208.34 | 0.32 |
2010 | 11 | 150.22 | 150.55 | 153.13 | 237.62 | 203.64 | 0.31 |
2010 | 12 | 150.48 | 152.63 | 154.57 | 232.78 | 197.27 | 0.3 |
2011 | 1 | 151.62 | 152.57 | 156.08 | 236.92 | 200.57 | 0.3 |
2011 | 2 | 151.96 | 152.75 | 155.11 | 242.81 | 205.58 | 0.31 |
2011 | 3 | 152.54 | 155.21 | 157.09 | 243.95 | 211.17 | 0.32 |
2011 | 4 | 153.92 | 154.6 | 157.05 | 249.16 | 220.08 | 0.33 |
2011 | 5 | 154.8 | 156.17 | 158.05 | 250.11 | 219.66 | 0.33 |
2011 | 6 | 154.46 | 155.66 | 158.32 | 248.14 | 220.22 | 0.34 |
2011 | 7 | 151.82 | 152.6 | 163.71 | 242.51 | 216.08 | 0.33 |
2011 | 8 | 152.72 | 152.36 | 163.14 | 247.53 | 216.79 | 0.33 |
2011 | 9 | 155.26 | 156.7 | 158.26 | 224.88 | 211.73 | 0.32 |
2011 | 10 | 153.26 | 159.82 | 161.32 | 239.15 | 208.22 | 0.32 |
2011 | 11 | 155.71 | 158.76 | 160.35 | 243.45 | 208.78 | 0.32 |
2011 | 12 | 158.23 | 162.27 | 163.35 | 244.53 | 206.52 | 0.31 |
2012 | 1 | 158.38 | 161.31 | 164.62 | 243.27 | 202.52 | 0.31 |
2012 | 2 | 157.87 | 158.59 | 160.85 | 246.98 | 206.71 | 0.31 |
2012 | 3 | 157.59 | 157.72 | 159.41 | 246.92 | 206.05 | 0.31 |
2012 | 4 | 157.33 | 157.44 | 159.37 | 249.34 | 205 | 0.31 |
2012 | 5 | 157.28 | 157.46 | 159.67 | 248.03 | 199.42 | 0.3 |
2012 | 6 | 157.44 | 162.33 | 163.43 | 242.42 | 193.92 | 0.3 |
2012 | 7 | 157.43 | 161.33 | 163.32 | 243.06 | 191.56 | 0.29 |
2012 | 8 | 157.38 | 158.97 | 162.24 | 244.87 | 193.28 | 0.29 |
2012 | 9 | 157.34 | 157.78 | 159.8 | 250.86 | 200.27 | 0.3 |
2012 | 10 | 157.31 | 157.24 | 159 | 250.45 | 202.21 | 0.31 |
2012 | 11 | 157.31 | 157.58 | 159.32 | 248.69 | 199.91 | 0.3 |
2012 | 12 | 157.32 | 157.33 | 159.26 | 251.56 | 204.3 | 0.31 |
2013 | 1 | 157.3 | 156.96 | 159.12 | 248.72 | 206.97 | 0.31 |
2013 | 2 | 157.3 | 157.52 | 158.7 | 241.1 | 208.16 | 0.32 |
2013 | 3 | 157.31 | 158.63 | 160 | 234.75 | 201.95 | 0.31 |
2013 | 4 | 157.31 | 158.2 | 159.81 | 238.49 | 202.88 | 0.31 |
2013 | 5 | 157.3 | 158.02 | 159.57 | 238.34 | 202.34 | 0.31 |
2013 | 6 | 157.31 | 160.02 | 160.98 | 241.11 | 205.47 | 0.31 |
2013 | 7 | 157.32 | 161.12 | 162.43 | 235.64 | 203.12 | 0.3 |
2013 | 8 | 157.31 | 161.15 | 162.28 | 241.35 | 207.23 | 0.31 |
2013 | 9 | 157.32 | 161.96 | 163.14 | 251.43 | 210.2 | 0.32 |
2013 | 10 | 157.42 | 159.83 | 165 | 250.86 | 212.74 | 0.32 |
2013 | 11 | 157.27 | 158.79 | 167.14 | 250.76 | 210.17 | 0.32 |
2013 | 12 | 157.27 | 159.05 | 171.4 | 255.13 | 213.41 | 0.32 |
2014 | 1 | 157.29 | 160.23 | 171.71 | 256.59 | 212.1 | 0.32 |
2014 | 2 | 157.31 | 163.62 | 169.45 | 257.81 | 212.72 | 0.32 |
2014 | 3 | 157.3 | 164.61 | 171.5 | 258.95 | 215.39 | 0.33 |
2014 | 4 | 157.29 | 162.19 | 170.25 | 260.67 | 215.14 | 0.33 |
2014 | 5 | 157.29 | 161.86 | 166.85 | 262.41 | 213.98 | 0.33 |
2014 | 6 | 157.29 | 162.82 | 167.17 | 263.29 | 211.68 | 0.32 |
2014 | 7 | 157.29 | 162.25 | 167.71 | 265.93 | 211.24 | 0.32 |
2014 | 8 | 157.29 | 161.99 | 170.36 | 260.12 | 207.41 | 0.32 |
2014 | 9 | 157.3 | 162.93 | 168.64 | 254.06 | 201 | 0.31 |
2014 | 10 | 157.31 | 164.64 | 169.43 | 250.27 | 197.63 | 0.3 |
2014 | 11 | 160 | 171.1 | 175.85 | 249.96 | 197.6 | 0.3 |
2014 | 12 | 169.68 | 180.33 | 188.45 | 262.86 | 207.16 | 0.32 |
2015 | 1 | 169.68 | 181.78 | 196.13 | 254.39 | 194.85 | 0.3 |
2015 | 2 | 169.68 | 194.48 | 213.03 | 274.79 | 204.78 | 0.31 |
2015 | 3 | 197.07 | 222.93 | 295.6 | 213.74 | 0.32 | |
2015 | 4 | 197 | 210.7 | 294.24 | 212.11 | 0.32 | |
2015 | 5 | 197 | 219.55 | 304.79 | 219.85 | 0.34 | |
2015 | 6 | 196.92 | 218.98 | 306.06 | 220.84 | 0.34 | |
2015 | 7 | 196.97 | 237.15 | 306.41 | 216.87 | 0.33 | |
2015 | 8 | 197 | 216.64 | 307.21 | 219.33 | 0.33 | |
2015 | 9 | 197 | 222.68 | 302.55 | 221.22 | 0.34 | |
2015 | 10 | 196.99 | 224.83 | 302.26 | 221.45 | 0.34 | |
2015 | 11 | 196.99 | 232.4 | 299.38 | 211.53 | 0.32 | |
2015 | 12 | 196.99 | 258.3 | 295.39 | 214 | 0.32 | |
2016 | 1 | 197 | 289.78 | 283.62 | 214.09 | 0.33 | |
2016 | 2 | 197 | 329.83 | 281.79 | 218.55 | 0.33 | |
2016 | 3 | 197 | 320.93 | 280.4 | 218.89 | 0.33 | |
2016 | 4 | 197 | 320.71 | 282.07 | 223.46 | 0.34 | |
2016 | 5 | 197 | 336.93 | 286.33 | 222.85 | 0.34 | |
2016 | 6 | 231.76 | 351.82 | 328.53 | 260.03 | 0.38 | |
2016 | 7 | 294.57 | 364.47 | 388.37 | 325.9 | 0.49 | |
2016 | 8 | 309.73 | 396.15 | 406.13 | 347.33 | 0.53 | |
2016 | 9 | 305.23 | 431.1 | 401.08 | 342.17 | 0.52 | |
2016 | 10 | 305.21 | 462.03 | 375.71 | 336.21 | 0.51 | |
2016 | 11 | 305.18 | 415.36 | 379.49 | 329.84 | 0.5 | |
2016 | 12 | 305.22 | 455.26 | 381.39 | 322.13 | 0.47 | |
2017 | 1 | 305.2 | 493.29 | 376.32 | 324.37 | 0.49 | |
2017 | 2 | 305.31 | 494.7 | 381.17 | 324.95 | 0.5 | |
2017 | 3 | 306.4 | 429.48 | 378.13 | 327.35 | 0.5 | |
2017 | 4 | 306.05 | 392.89 | 386.92 | 328.15 | 0.5 | |
2017 | 5 | 305.54 | 384.48 | 395.04 | 337.72 | 0.51 | |
2017 | 6 | 305.72 | 366.25 | 391.57 | 343.24 | 0.52 | |
2017 | 7 | 305.86 | 365.38 | 397.36 | 358.5 | 0.54 | |
2017 | 8 | 305.67 | 365.57 | 396.08 | 360.93 | 0.55 | |
2017 | 9 | 305.89 | 365.55 | 408.57 | 364.53 | 0.56 | |
2017 | 10 | 305.62 | 362.21 | 403.25 | 359.34 | 0.55 | |
2017 | 11 | 305.9 | 362.41 | 404.45 | 359.07 | 0.54 | |
2017 | 12 | 306.31 | 362.83 | 410.48 | 362.36 | 0.55 | |
2018 | 1 | 305.78 | 363.2 | 422.35 | 373 | 0.57 | |
2018 | 2 | 305.9 | 362.48 | 427.4 | 377.84 | 0.58 | |
2018 | 3 | 305.74 | 362.07 | 427.26 | 377.19 | 0.57 | |
2018 | 4 | 305.61 | 362.25 | 428.38 | 374.22 | 0.57 | |
2018 | 5 | 305.83 | 362.86 | 412.23 | 361.67 | 0.55 | |
2018 | 6 | 305.87 | 360.66 | 406.64 | 357.48 | 0.54 | |
2018 | 7 | 305.81 | 359.36 | 402.76 | 357.4 | 0.54 | |
2018 | 8 | 306.06 | 359 | 394.24 | 353.54 | 0.54 | |
2018 | 9 | 306.27 | 362.86 | 399.86 | 357.14 | 0.54 | |
2018 | 10 | 306.5 | 360.74 | 398.86 | 351.87 | 0.54 | |
2018 | 11 | 306.71 | 362.82 | 395.87 | 348.61 | 0.53 | |
2018 | 12 | 306.92 | 363.46 | 389.4 | 349.54 | 0.53 | |
2019 | 1 | 306.85 | 360.94 | 395.53 | 350.45 | 0.53 | |
2019 | 2 | 306.77 | 359.76 | 399.02 | 348.31 | 0.53 | |
2019 | 3 | 306.92 | 359.24 | 404.28 | 347.07 | 0.53 | |
2019 | 4 | 306.96 | 359 | 400.18 | 344.95 | 0.53 | |
2019 | 5 | 306.95 | 359.75 | 393.98 | 343.34 | 0.52 | |
2019 | 6 | 306.95 | 359.94 | 388.93 | 346.91 | 0.53 | |
2019 | 7 | 306.94 | 359.43 | 382.8 | 344.29 | 0.53 | |
2019 | 8 | 306.93 | 359 | 373.26 | 341.31 | 0.52 | |
2019 | 9 | 306.92 | 359 | 376.06 | 337.81 | 0.51 | |
2019 | 10 | 306.96 | 359 | 388.43 | 339.59 | 0.52 | |
2019 | 11 | 306.95 | 359 | 395.63 | 339.3 | 0.52 | |
2019 | 12 | 306.95 | 360.25 | 402.83 | 341.19 | 0.52 | |
2020 | 1 | 306.96 | 361 | 401.22 | 340.77 | 0.52 | |
2020 | 2 | 306.96 | 359 | 397.96 | 334.79 | 0.5 | |
2020 | 3 | 326.63 | 376.89 | 403.79 | 361.02 | 0.52 | |
2020 | 4 | 361 | 420.15 | 447,92 | 392.12 | 0.51 | |
2020 | 5 | 361 | 443.89 | 443.96 | 393.42 | 0.51 | |
2020 | 6 | 361 | 447.71 | 452.17 | 406.38 | 0.53 | |
2020 | 7 | 377.19 | 464.71 | 476.54 | 431.27 | 0.53 | |
2020 | 8 | 381 | 473.48 | 500.38 | 450.7 | 0.66 | |
2020 | 9 | 381 | 453.68 | 494.18 | 449.35 | 0.68 | |
2020 | 10 | 381 | 459.5 | 494.71 | 448.82 | 0.68 | |
2020 | 11 | 381 | 472.74 | 503.49 | 451.09 | 0.68 | |
2020 | 12 | 381 | 471.62 | 511.67 | 463.54 | 0.7 | |
2021 | 1 | 381 | 472.4 | 519.7 | 463.84 | 0.71 | |
2021 | 2 | 381 | 476.05 | 528.05 | 460.96 | 0.7 | |
2021 | 3 | 381 | 481.21 | 528.05 | 453.51 | 0.69 | |
2021 | 4 | 381 | 481.6 | 527.48 | 456.43 | 0.69 | |
2021 | 5 | 397.75 | 482.82 | 561.26 | 484.06 | 0.72 |
Is the CEO and Founder of Investors King Limited. He is a seasoned foreign exchange research analyst and a published author on Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur.com, Investorplace, and other prominent platforms. With over two decades of experience in global financial markets, Olukoya is well-recognized in the industry.
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