Comparing USD to INR Exchange Rates
You should always check the total cost for any exchange rate you are provided by banks or FX specialists. These exchange rates almost always contain a margin from the wholesale USD/INR rate ( interbank mid-rate) plus any fixed or percentage fees.
These margins and fees can vary significantly for USD to INR International Money Transfers, Travel Money and prepaid multi-currency Travel Card transactions. Also the total cost will also vary depending on the total amount being exchanged.
US Dollar to Indian Rupee - Quick Conversions
USD |
INR |
U$ 1 |
₹ 73.17 |
U$ 5 |
₹ 365.85 |
U$ 10 |
₹ 731.70 |
U$ 20 |
₹ 1,463 |
U$ 50 |
₹ 3,659 |
U$ 100 |
₹ 7,317 |
U$ 250 |
₹ 18,293 |
U$ 500 |
₹ 36,585 |
U$ 1,000 |
₹ 73,170 |
U$ 2,000 |
₹ 146,340 |
U$ 5,000 |
₹ 365,850 |
U$ 10,000 |
₹ 731,700 |
U$ 50,000 |
₹ 3,658,500 |
U$ 100,000 |
₹ 7,317,000 |
More amounts |
Calculate other USD/INR amounts (from or to) at mid-market with our
USD to INR Calculator .
US Dollar to Indian Rupee Forecasts
Since INR’s high against the US dollar in October of below 73 Indian rupee has dropped back to between 74 and 75.
At the time of writing USDINR at 74.14 is a little above its 90-DAY average, range 72.96-75.
This was after being up around 3% against the US dollar (in August) since its low of 77 versus the greenback in April and is gaining favour from bank commentators such as HSBC due to the attraction of the carry trade – the ability to earn higher interest when holding INR versus other major currencies.
Get more details in the article USD to INR Forecasts.
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How to get Good USD to INR Exchange Rates
There are two important ways to save on Foreign Exchange, the first is minimising unnecessary or excessive costs and fees, and the other is to transact when the exchange rate is in your favour.
Reduce Excessive costs and fees
All foreign exchange providers charge a fee for providing their service and this fee is usually contained within the exchange rate margin (or difference to the mid-rate).
The transaction margin you end up being charged can be considerably reduced by around a few percent (of total amount being exchanged) for
travel money and possibly over 5% to 6% when sending money.
The exact potential savings depends on the currencies being exchanged and the amount you are transferring and if you are willing to shop around.
Our real-time foreign transfer and travel money/cards comparison calculators
make shopping around easy and help you calculate how much you can save.
What is a good USD to INR exchange rate?
This is always a difficult question as exchange rates are influenced by many factors, so a good method to consider the US Dollar vs Indian Rupee current value is to look the USD/INR historic rate and change over a range of periods.
The following table looks at the change in the USD to INR exchange rate over periods from the previous week back to the last 10 years.
USD/INR | Change | Period |
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73.5187 11 Jan 2021 | 0.5% ▼ | 1 Week |
73.6071 19 Dec 2020 | 0.6% ▼ | 30 Days |
73.4811 20 Oct 2020 | 0.4% ▼ | 90 Days |
71.0487 19 Jan 2020 | 3% ▲ | 1 Year |
67.8975 20 Jan 2016 | 7.8% ▲ | 5 Years |
45.6064 21 Jan 2011 | 60.5% ▲ | 10 Years |
USD/INR 10 year historic rates & change to 18-Jan-2021 : 73.1778
Will the US Dollar rise against the Indian Rupee?
It is almost impossible to predict what an exchange rate will do in the future, the best approach is to monitor the currency markets and transact when an exchange rate moves in your favour.
To help with this you can add USD/INR to your BestExchangeRates My Rates Watchlist to track and benefit from currency movements.
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