🇵🇰 PKR to 🇺🇸 USD — Pakistani Rupee to US Dollar Rate Today
Indicative interbank rate. Interbank rate updated 31 Jul 18:00 UTC (2h ago) · ExchangeRate-API (interbank)
Convert Pakistani Rupee to US Dollar using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to United States via the major mobile money apps.
PKR to USD rate change
Rate tracking started 16 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the PKR→USD rate. + means the US Dollar weakened against the Pakistani Rupee; − means it strengthened.
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PKR → USD conversion table
| PKR | USD |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 |
| 5 | 0.02 |
| 10 | 0.04 |
| 20 | 0.07 |
| 50 | 0.18 |
| 100 | 0.36 |
| 200 | 0.72 |
| 500 | 1.80 |
| 1,000 | 3.60 |
| 2,000 | 7.20 |
| 5,000 | 18.00 |
| 10,000 | 36.00 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 PKR = 0.0036 USD. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
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Pakistani Rupee to US Dollar exchange rate history
About the Pakistani Rupee
The Pakistani Rupee (PKR, ₨) is issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and subdivided into 100 paisa. Although it shares the ₨/Rs symbol with the Indian rupee, it is a separate currency — these pages label it PKR to avoid confusion. The rupee has been volatile in recent years, shaped by Pakistan's IMF programmes, foreign-reserve pressures, inflation and remittances from a large overseas workforce in the Gulf, the UK and North America. The SBP has moved toward a more market-determined exchange rate, so the USD/PKR rate can move sharply on balance-of-payments and policy news. For families receiving remittances and for importers, USD/PKR is the key number, quoted to two decimal places.
About the US Dollar
The US Dollar (USD, $) is the world's primary reserve currency and the de facto reference rate for most African remittance pricing. It is issued by the Federal Reserve System and subdivided into 100 cents. For African routes, the USD plays two distinct roles: as the on-the-wire settlement currency that originating remittance providers use to hedge between markets, and as the unit of account that diaspora senders most often think in. When operators quote a USD-to-local-currency rate, the difference between that rate and the interbank mid-market — the spread — is where most of the route's cost is hidden, often dwarfing the visible send fee. For receivers in countries with thin USD interbank markets such as Sierra Leone or Mozambique, the published rate can lag the interbank reference by several percentage points.
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Why is the rate I see on my mobile money operator different?
Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to United States, see the inbound transfer comparison.