If you had invested $1,000 in AUD/USD
Latest AUD/USD reference rate: 0.7033 (October 28, 2026). Rates back to January 4, 1999.
What $1,000 would be worth today
| Invested | Price then | Worth today | Change | Per year | Largest fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago October 28, 2025 | 0.6554 | $1,073 | +7.3% | +7.3% | -5.1% |
| 3 years ago October 30, 2023 | 0.6374 | $1,103 | +10.3% | +3.3% | -13.3% |
| 5 years ago October 28, 2021 | 0.7523 | $935 | -6.5% | -1.3% | -21.3% |
| 10 years ago October 28, 2016 | 0.7572 | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% | -28.5% |
| 20 years ago October 30, 2006 | 0.7688 | $915 | -8.5% | -0.4% | -47.6% |
| Since January 4, 1999 January 4, 1999 | 0.6172 | $1,139 | +13.9% | +0.5% | -47.6% |
Year by year
Best full year in the table: 2009 (+31.1%). Worst: 2008 (-21.9%).
| Year | Start of year | End of year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to October 28, 2026) | 0.6683 | 0.7033 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6194 | 0.6683 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6795 | 0.6194 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6797 | 0.6795 | -0% |
| 2022 | 0.7253 | 0.6797 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7720 | 0.7253 | -6% |
| 2020 | 0.7023 | 0.7720 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7059 | 0.7023 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7815 | 0.7059 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7222 | 0.7815 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7308 | 0.7222 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8187 | 0.7308 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8942 | 0.8187 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0379 | 0.8942 | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0170 | 1.0379 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0172 | 1.0170 | -0% |
| 2010 | 0.8999 | 1.0172 | +13% |
| 2009 | 0.6864 | 0.8999 | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8785 | 0.6864 | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7890 | 0.8785 | +11.3% |
AUD/USD and the others over 10 years
Each row: $1,000 invested ten years before its latest price.
| Investment | Worth today | Change | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | $3,330 | +233% | +12.8% |
| Gold | $3,255 | +225.5% | +12.5% |
| Copper | $3,065 | +206.5% | +11.9% |
| Brent crude oil | $2,528 | +152.8% | +9.7% |
| Wheat (US HRW) | $2,304 | +130.4% | +8.7% |
| WTI crude oil | $2,144 | +114.4% | +7.9% |
| Cocoa | $2,056 | +105.6% | +7.5% |
| Coffee (Arabica) | $1,866 | +86.6% | +6.4% |
| Platinum | $1,704 | +70.4% | +5.5% |
| GBP/USD | $1,094 | +9.4% | +0.9% |
| EUR/USD | $1,019 | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| Natural gas (US) | $993 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| AUD/USD | $929 | -7.1% | -0.7% |
| Sugar (world) | $872 | -12.8% | -1.4% |
Exchange rates: European Central Bank euro reference rates (daily since 1999); cross rates, conversions and returns calculated by Wealth.cat.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The calculation buys at the published reference or average price and ignores fees, spreads, taxes, storage and inflation — a real trade would have cost more.