AUD to USD — 2008

0.686446USD

for 1 Australian Dollar on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 0.880946

22.08% over 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
256 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 AUD = 0.694333 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 AUD in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.880946 USD	2 January 2008
Closed	0.686446 USD	31 December 2008
Highest	0.982187 USD	15 July 2008
Lowest	0.610904 USD	27 October 2008
Average	0.852893 USD	256 trading days
Change	-22.08% USD	open to close

Month by month

AUD to USD, 2008▼ 22.08%

1 AUD in USD, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.880946	0.891380	0.900381	0.858853	+1.18%
February	0.901817	0.934734	0.942823	0.890145	+3.65%
March	0.934189	0.912196	0.941323	0.902616	-2.35%
April	0.909671	0.935356	0.951358	0.909671	+2.82%
May	0.933792	0.956575	0.963722	0.932419	+2.44%
June	0.955550	0.962923	0.962923	0.934647	+0.77%
July	0.954961	0.943548	0.982187	0.943548	-1.20%
August	0.934702	0.863412	0.934702	0.852687	-7.63%
September	0.853233	0.806303	0.853233	0.794415	-5.50%
October	0.797429	0.662805	0.797429	0.610904	-16.88%
November	0.671239	0.651564	0.691601	0.621462	-2.93%
December	0.641661	0.686446	0.704895	0.636592	+6.98%

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Common questions

How did AUD to USD change in 2008?

From 0.880946 USD per AUD on 2 January 2008 to 0.686446 on 31 December 2008: -22.08% over the year, with an average of 0.852893 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of AUD to USD in 2008?

High: 0.982187 on 15 July 2008. Low: 0.610904 on 27 October 2008.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 AUD = 0.694333 USD, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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