| Rank | Currency | ISO 4217 code (symbol) |
% of daily trades (bought or sold) (April 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
USD (US$) |
88.3% | |
2 |
EUR (ā¬) |
32.3% | |
3 |
JPY (Ā„) |
16.8% | |
4 |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgāPound sterling | GBP (Ā£) |
12.8% |
5 |
AUD (A$) |
6.8% | |
6 |
CAD (C$) |
5.0% | |
7 |
CHF (CHF) |
5.0% | |
8 |
CNY (å
/ Ā„) |
4.3% | |
9 |
HKD (HK$) |
3.5% | |
10 |
NZD (NZ$) |
2.1% | |
11 |
SEK (kr) |
2.0% | |
12 |
KRW (ā©) |
2.0% | |
13 |
SGD (S$) |
1.8% | |
14 |
NOK (kr) |
1.8% | |
15 |
MXN ($) |
1.7% | |
16 |
INR (ā¹) |
1.7% | |
17 |
RUB (ā½) |
1.1% | |
18 |
ZAR (R) |
1.1% | |
19 |
TRY (āŗ) |
1.1% | |
20 |
BRL (R$) |
1.1% | |
21 |
TWD (NT$) |
0.9% | |
22 |
DKK (kr) |
0.6% | |
23 |
PLN (zÅ) |
0.6% | |
24 |
THB (ąøæ) |
0.5% | |
25 |
IDR (Rp) |
0.4% | |
26 |
HUF (Ft) |
0.4% | |
27 |
CZK (KÄ) |
0.4% | |
28 |
ILS (āŖ) |
0.3% | |
29 |
CLP (CLP$) |
0.3% | |
30 |
PHP (ā±) |
0.3% | |
31 |
AED (ŲÆ.Ų„) |
0.2% | |
32 |
COP (COL$) |
0.2% | |
33 |
SAR (ļ·¼) |
0.2% | |
34 |
MYR (RM) |
0.1% | |
35 |
RON (L) |
0.1% | |
| Other | 2.2% | ||
| Total[note 1] | 200.0% | ||
Notes
- ā The total sum is 200% because each currency trade always involves a currency pair; one currency is sold (e.g. US$) and another bought (ā¬). Therefore each trade is counted twice, once under the sold currency ($) and once under the bought currency (ā¬). The percentages above are the percent of trades involving that currency regardless of whether it is bought or sold, e.g. the U.S. Dollar is bought or sold in 88% of all trades, whereas the Euro is bought or sold 32% of the time.
References
- ā "Triennial Central Bank Survey Foreign exchange turnover in April 2019" (PDF). Bank for International Settlements. 16 September 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-09-16.