BGN to USD — December 2008

0.711576USD

for 1 Bulgarian Lev on 31 December 2008 · opened the month at 0.644647

10.38% over December 2008

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

Today: 1 BGN = 0.577679 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

BGN to USD in December 2008 at a glance

1 BGN in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.644647 USD	1 December 2008
Closed	0.711576 USD	31 December 2008
Highest	0.747315 USD	18 December 2008
Lowest	0.644647 USD	1 December 2008
Average	0.687669 USD	21 trading days
Change	+10.38% USD	open to close

Day by day

BGN to USD, December 2008▲ 10.38%

1 BGN in USD, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
1 December 2008	0.644647
2 December 2008	0.649197	+0.71%
3 December 2008	0.645414	-0.58%
4 December 2008	0.645260	-0.02%
5 December 2008	0.647561	+0.36%
8 December 2008	0.657225	+1.49%
9 December 2008	0.656407	-0.12%
10 December 2008	0.660855	+0.68%
11 December 2008	0.675683	+2.24%
12 December 2008	0.682074	+0.95%
15 December 2008	0.690766	+1.27%
16 December 2008	0.699969	+1.33%
17 December 2008	0.718836	+2.70%
18 December 2008	0.747315	+3.96%
19 December 2008	0.712752	-4.63%
22 December 2008	0.714286	+0.22%
23 December 2008	0.714695	+0.06%
24 December 2008	0.716075	+0.19%
29 December 2008	0.729625	+1.89%
30 December 2008	0.720830	-1.21%
31 December 2008	0.711576	-1.28%

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Common questions

What was the BGN to USD rate in December 2008?

Over December 2008 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 0.644647 USD per BGN on 1 December 2008 to 0.711576 on 31 December 2008, a change of +10.38%. The average across 21 trading days was 0.687669.

When was BGN strongest against USD in December 2008?

The highest reading was 0.747315 USD on 18 December 2008; the lowest was 0.644647 on 1 December 2008.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 0.577679 USD per BGN; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 BGN = 0.577679 USD, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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