The dollar (currency code USD) is the currency of the United States. It is normally abbreviated to the dollar sign $, or alternatively US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents. Adopted by the United States Congress in 1785, the U.S. dollar is the most-used currency in the world.
![]() USD | ![]() EUR | ![]() GBP | ![]() JPY | ![]() AUD | ![]() CAD | ![]() CHF | ![]() CNY | ![]() SEK | ![]() NZD | |
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![]() | 1.0000 | 0.8346 | 0.7225 | 108.81 | 1.2930 | 1.2505 | 0.9202 | 6.5209 | 8.4599 | 1.3999 |
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The dollar (currency code USD) is the currency of the United States. It is normally abbreviated to the dollar sign $, or alternatively US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents. Adopted by the United States Congress in 1785, the U.S. dollar is the most-used currency in the world. Several countries use the U.S. dollar as their official currency, and many others allow it to be used in a de facto capacity. It is also used as a reserve currency by many countries. In 1995, over US$380 billion were in circulation, of which two-thirds was outside the United States. By 2005 that figure had doubled to nearly $760 billion with an estimated half to two-thirds being held overseas, which is an annual growth of about 6.6%.