One direction, different distances
Almost every currency in our rate history cost more rupees on 9 October 2026 than on the last day of 2025. The US dollar did, by 7.9%, to ₹96.82. But the dollar was not the extreme: it sat in the middle of the table, with the Brazilian real and Korean won far above it and the euro and Swiss franc well below.
All rates are rupees per unit of foreign currency, taken as the latest reading on or before each date, so a currency with no reading for a particular day uses its last earlier one. A positive change means the foreign currency became more expensive in rupees, in other words the rupee weakened against it. The changes are plain point-to-point percentages, not annual rates.
The table
| Currency | Rate on 9 Oct 2026 (₹) | Since 31 Dec 2025 | One year | Five years | Ten years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilian real | 19.30 | +17.7% | +16.8% | +42.3% | −6.6% |
| South Korean won | 0.0720 | +15.4% | +15.2% | +14.6% | +20.5% |
| Norwegian krone | 10.13 | +13.4% | +14.7% | +16.0% | +22.4% |
| Australian dollar | 67.30 | +12.1% | +15.5% | +23.0% | +33.3% |
| Singapore dollar | 75.58 | +8.2% | +10.6% | +37.3% | +55.8% |
| US dollar | 96.82 | +7.9% | +9.0% | +29.4% | +45.2% |
| South African rand | 5.83 | +7.8% | +12.9% | +16.5% | +21.4% |
| Malaysian ringgit | 23.69 | +7.0% | +13.1% | +32.6% | +48.0% |
| Japanese yen | 0.6113 | +6.6% | +5.3% | −8.7% | −4.8% |
| British pound | 127.97 | +5.9% | +8.2% | +25.6% | +54.8% |
| New Zealand dollar | 54.34 | +4.6% | +6.4% | +4.8% | +13.9% |
| Canadian dollar | 68.00 | +3.8% | +7.4% | +14.1% | +35.0% |
| Swiss franc | 116.61 | +2.9% | +5.9% | +44.8% | +71.6% |
| Euro | 108.45 | +2.9% | +5.6% | +25.5% | +46.1% |
| Thai baht | 2.878 | +0.9% | +6.2% | +30.0% | +50.4% |
| Swedish krona | 9.68 | −0.8% | +3.9% | +13.6% | +25.4% |
The one-year, five-year and ten-year columns compare with 9 October 2025, 8 October 2021 and 7 October 2016.
The five-year view is a different picture
Five years ago the ranking was nothing like this year's. The Swiss franc cost 44.8% more rupees, the Brazilian real 42.3%, the Singapore dollar 37.3% and the Malaysian ringgit 32.6%. The dollar is at +29.4%, which compounds to about 5.3% a year.
The yen is the exception. A yen cost ₹0.6113 on 9 October 2026, which is 8.7% less than five years earlier and 4.8% less than ten years earlier. Anyone who held yen-linked assets for five years lost to the rupee on currency alone, even after this year's 6.6% rise.
The Brazilian real shows the same effect from the other side. It is the biggest gainer in 2026 and the biggest over one year, yet over ten years it cost 6.6% fewer rupees. A currency's one-year number says little about its ten-year one.
Euro and franc against the dollar
The euro (+2.9%) and the Swiss franc (+2.9%) rose far less than the dollar (+7.9%) in 2026. Because a euro's rupee price is the dollar's rupee price times the euro-dollar rate, the euro must have fallen against the dollar over the same period for the rupee to have fallen less against it. The pound did the same on a smaller scale, +5.9% against the dollar's +7.9%.
What this means for funds
A fund that holds overseas stocks earns the local-currency return and the currency move together. The 7.9% rise in the dollar in 2026 is part of every international fund's rupee return, and part of why the rupee cost of a foreign goal keeps rising. Currency history is context, not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions
Which currency has risen most against the rupee in 2026?
Of the 16 currencies in this comparison, the Brazilian real: it cost 17.7% more rupees on 9 October 2026 than on 31 December 2025. The Korean won (15.4%), Norwegian krone (13.4%) and Australian dollar (12.1%) followed. The US dollar rose 7.9% to ₹96.82.
Has the rupee gained against any major currency?
In 2026 only the Swedish krona cost fewer rupees (down 0.8%). Over five years the Japanese yen is the one that costs fewer rupees, 8.7% less than on 8 October 2021.
How has the rupee done against the pound, euro and Swiss franc over ten years?
From 7 October 2016 to 9 October 2026 the Swiss franc cost 71.6% more rupees, the pound 54.8% more and the euro 46.1% more. The US dollar cost 45.2% more.
This is commentary on published data, not investment advice. WealthTicker is not a SEBI-registered adviser or distributor. Figures are WealthTicker’s own calculations from public data — AMFI’s fund NAVs and disclosures, NSE’s index and FII/DII files, and the fund houses’ monthly portfolios (how we calculate). They are as of the dates stated and can be revised by their source.
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