US Dollar / Indian Rupee (USDINR-X)
Currencies · Emerging · data since 2003-12-01 · last close 2026-10-01
US Dollar / Indian Rupee (USDINR-X) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -1.3 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | · | · |
| 2025 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -2.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | -1.5 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -2.3 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 3.8 | -1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| 2018 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | -5.1 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | -0.2 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.9 | -3.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
| 2015 | -2.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 2.2 | -0.7 |
| 2014 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -3.5 | 1.0 | -2.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 10.8 | -6.7 | -2.5 | 1.8 | -1.0 |
| 2012 | -1.0 | -6.5 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 1.0 | -2.4 | 0.4 | -4.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| 2011 | 2.3 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -0.7 | -1.7 | 4.4 | 6.4 | -0.5 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| 2010 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -2.4 | -1.2 | 4.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -4.7 | -0.6 | 3.1 | -2.2 |
| 2009 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.3 | -3.1 | -4.5 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 2.4 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.9 | -3.6 |
| 2007 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.2 | -4.8 | -1.0 | -0.0 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -2.5 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | -2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | -1.6 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | -1.9 |
| 2004 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -4.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.9 | -2.5 |
| 2003 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -0.4 |
| Avg | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | -0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Median | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
October so far: -0.1% against an average of +0.2% and a median of -0.1% across 22 completed Octobers, 10 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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USDINR-X seasonality — average by calendar month
US Dollar / Indian Rupee has monthly history back to 2003. August carries the highest average at +1.4%, but the median August is +0.4% and 18 of 23 have finished green: +11% in 2013 does most of the lifting. The steadier month is May — positive in 18 of 23 years, median +1.1%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. December is the soft spot, down in 17 of 23 with a median of -0.6%. Across its full record it has closed 56% of months higher, swings ±2.1% in an average month and has fallen 16.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.1% | +0.1% | -0.3% | +0.1% | +1.2% | +0.7% | 0.0% | +1.4% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +0.7% | -0.5% |
| Win rate | 52%/23 | 61%/23 | 52%/23 | 57%/23 | 78%/23 | 61%/23 | 43%/23 | 78%/23 | 48%/23 | 45%/22 | 68%/22 | 26%/23 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
USDINR-X risk & extremes
USDINR-X drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was US Dollar / Indian Rupee's best month?+
US Dollar / Indian Rupee's strongest completed month on record is August 2013, at +10.82%.
What was US Dollar / Indian Rupee's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2013, at -6.65%.
Is US Dollar / Indian Rupee up this year?+
US Dollar / Indian Rupee is up 6.86% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is US Dollar / Indian Rupee's 1-year return?+
+7.98% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is US Dollar / Indian Rupee's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 16.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2003.
Which calendar month is historically best for US Dollar / Indian Rupee?+
August has the highest average return across every completed August since 2003. An average is not a forecast.
About US Dollar / Indian Rupee
US Dollar / Indian Rupee is an emerging business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2003, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2003) would be about $211 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was August 2013 at +10.82%; its worst, September 2013 at -6.65%.
- It has closed May in the green 18 out of 23 times — past performance, future shrug.
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