Currency & Forex
Basic

Currency % Change

The percentage move in an exchange rate between two points in time.

Formula

%Δ=Rate1−Rate0Rate0×100%\%\Delta = \dfrac{Rate_1 - Rate_0}{Rate_0}\times 100\%

Variables

\%\DeltaPercent change
Rate_1New rate
Rate_0Old rate

Example

1.10 → 1.15: (0.05/1.10) = +4.5%

Did You Know?

Because rates are relative, one currency’s rise is always another’s fall by a matching amount.

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