1 USD TO PKR Rate Today Open Market Rate

1 USD = 278.7 PKR Buying Rate

1 USD = 281.3 PKR Selling Rate

Last Rates Updated at: 7:00:01 AM 2024-03-19


Last 7 Day US Dollar to PKR Rates Forecast Table
DateBuying RatesSelling Rates
2024-03-12279.1281.9
2024-03-13278.8281.5
2024-03-14278.9281.6
2024-03-15278.8281.5
2024-03-16278.7281.4
2024-03-17278.7281.4
2024-03-18278.7281.3

Today according to open market rates 1 USD to PKR is 278.7 Pakistani Rupee Buying Rate and 281.3 Pakistani Rupee Selling Rate. U.S Dollar is one of the most dominating currency of the world.

Pakistani Rupees

Pakistani rupees (PKR) is the official currency of Pakistan since 1948. The Iso code is PKR and also abbreviated as Rs. The State bank of Pakistan controls and issues the currency. The banknotes are in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 Rupees and coins as 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 Rupees. Besides, Pakistan's governments issued some honoruary notes and coins for Hajj and special anniversaries like Limited banknote for the 50th anniversary of Pakistan's Independence.

United State Dollar

USD stands for the United States dollar and is the official currency of the United States of America. The central bank of America, also known as the Federal Reserve, issues and controls the currency. The denomination of banknotes are $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 and coins as 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢. Most countries pegged their currencies to USD at a fixed rate, and therefore, USD controls the currency exchange market.

U.S Dollar History

In 1914 First time the reserve bank of America made First Dollar as a currency. Reserve Bank did this because at that time America was the biggest economy of the world but America did not have any reliable currency system. Britain was still the centered of world commerce, with the majority of transactions conducted in British pounds. So United state of America made dollar and declared as an official currency to counter the British Pound.

After world war I, Britain, which had steadfastly held to the gold standard to maintain its position as the world’s leading currency, found itself having to borrow money for the first time.In 1919, Britain was forced to abandon the gold standard, which slaughter the bank accounts of international merchants who traded in pounds. By then, U.S Dollar had replaced the pound as the world’s leading reserve.

In 1944, People of 44 Allied countries met in New Hampshire, to come up with a system to manage foreign exchange. It was decided that the world’s currencies couldn’t be linked to gold, but currencies could be linked to the U.S. Dollar, which was linked to gold. This Agreement is called Bretton Woods Agreement. Due to this, Now almost every country economically depends on USD.

If you are history Curious, you might know that in early 1970, USA economy dominated the whole world. So due to the USA Economy influence, On 17th September 1971 Pakistani government adopted USD as a Foreign Exchange Currency. After that we saw some time Pakistani Rupee was strengthening and Some time saw USD Dominating Pakistani rupee. On 6 Aug 2020, We saw one USD was equal to 168.8777 PKR, Which is highest till now.

USD To PKR Exchange Rates on ExchangePKR.com

Now Everyone in Pakistan, who is working related to trade or as a currency exchange or exporting things or Import things. Their work depends on USD to PKR rates. All of these People see USD to PKR rates on daily bases. Because their Business Depend on U.S Dollar Rates. Some People see USD to PKR rates just because they are living in united state of America and they want to send money to their family members on best rates. So we create a system that update dollar rates every hour. If you want to see accurate rates of USD to PKR you should visit our ExchangePKR.com on daily basis.

Above you guys can also see the graph of last 7 days rate of USD. According to our analyst, Pakistan economy is doing well so in 2021 Pakistani rupee will strength.In 2021, We might see 1 U.S Dollar below 150 PKR. Stay tuned with our Website for Updated Rates of USD to PKR Rates.