CNY to USD — 2021

0.157421USD

for 1 Yuan Renminbi on 31 December 2021 · opened the year at 0.154698

1.76% over 2021

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

Today: 1 CNY = 0.148154 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2021 at a glance

1 CNY in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.154698 USD	4 January 2021
Closed	0.157421 USD	31 December 2021
Highest	0.157530 USD	8 December 2021
Lowest	0.152160 USD	1 April 2021
Average	0.155069 USD	258 trading days
Change	+1.76% USD	open to close

Month by month

CNY to USD, 2021▲ 1.76%

1 CNY in USD, month by month, 2021
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.154698	0.155496	0.155496	0.153958	+0.52%
February	0.154640	0.154634	0.155391	0.154550	-0.00%
March	0.154585	0.152645	0.154666	0.152176	-1.25%
April	0.152160	0.154632	0.154632	0.152160	+1.62%
May	0.154476	0.156983	0.156983	0.153847	+1.62%
June	0.156644	0.154857	0.156644	0.154420	-1.14%
July	0.154655	0.154754	0.154875	0.153778	+0.06%
August	0.154752	0.154764	0.154791	0.153861	+0.01%
September	0.154630	0.154702	0.155438	0.154559	+0.05%
October	0.155120	0.156334	0.156737	0.155055	+0.78%
November	0.156297	0.156958	0.156958	0.156177	+0.42%
December	0.156997	0.157421	0.157530	0.156794	+0.27%

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Common questions

How did CNY to USD change in 2021?

From 0.154698 USD per CNY on 4 January 2021 to 0.157421 on 31 December 2021: +1.76% over the year, with an average of 0.155069 across 258 trading days.

What were the high and low of CNY to USD in 2021?

High: 0.157530 on 8 December 2021. Low: 0.152160 on 1 April 2021.

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 CNY = 0.148154 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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