JPY to USD — 2008

0.011033USD

for 1 Yen on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 0.008965

23.06% over 2008

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

Today: 1 JPY = 0.006334 USD (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 JPY in USD
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	0.008965 USD	2 January 2008
Closed	0.011033 USD	31 December 2008
Highest	0.011311 USD	18 December 2008
Lowest	0.008965 USD	2 January 2008
Average	0.009694 USD	256 trading days
Change	+23.06% USD	open to close

Month by month

JPY to USD, 2008▲ 23.06%

1 JPY in USD, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	0.008965	0.009416	0.009494	0.008965	+5.02%
February	0.009393	0.009598	0.009598	0.009242	+2.18%
March	0.009696	0.010048	0.010341	0.009639	+3.62%
April	0.009940	0.009556	0.009973	0.009555	-3.86%
May	0.009546	0.009471	0.009734	0.009471	-0.78%
June	0.009543	0.009471	0.009566	0.009235	-0.75%
July	0.009470	0.009236	0.009591	0.009236	-2.47%
August	0.009301	0.009197	0.009301	0.009053	-1.12%
September	0.009270	0.009506	0.009635	0.009187	+2.54%
October	0.009416	0.010208	0.010765	0.009416	+8.42%
November	0.010146	0.010478	0.010563	0.010067	+3.28%
December	0.010647	0.011033	0.011311	0.010647	+3.63%

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Common questions

How did JPY to USD change in 2008?

From 0.008965 USD per JPY on 2 January 2008 to 0.011033 on 31 December 2008: +23.06% over the year, with an average of 0.009694 across 256 trading days.

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

High: 0.011311 on 18 December 2008. Low: 0.008965 on 2 January 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 JPY = 0.006334 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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