🇺🇸 USD to 🇸🇨 SCR — US Dollar to Seychellois Rupee (SR) Rate Today
Live indicative interbank rate. Last refreshed 25 Jun 2026 00:00:05 UTC.
Convert US Dollar to Seychellois Rupee using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to Seychelles via the major mobile money apps.
USD to SCR rate change
Rate tracking started 24 June 2026. Longer windows fill in as history grows.
Change in the USD→SCR rate. + means the Seychellois Rupee weakened against the US Dollar; − means it strengthened.
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USD → SCR conversion table
| USD | SCR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 14.75 |
| 5 | 73.75 |
| 10 | 147.50 |
| 20 | 295.00 |
| 50 | 737.50 |
| 100 | 1,475.00 |
| 200 | 2,950.00 |
| 500 | 7,375.00 |
| 1,000 | 14,750.00 |
| 2,000 | 29,500.00 |
| 5,000 | 73,750.00 |
| 10,000 | 147,500.00 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 USD = 14.75 SCR. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
US Dollar to Seychellois Rupee exchange rate history
What moves the Seychellois Rupee rate
The Seychellois rupee depends on high-end tourism and tuna fishing, two activities that dominate dollar inflows. Because most receipts come from visitors, foreign-currency flows rise and fall with the tourist season, giving the currency a markedly cyclical character. The small size of the market amplifies the effect of these seasonal swings. To anticipate the rupee, the decisive factor is the timing and intensity of tourist traffic, supplemented by tuna volumes and prices, which together set the rhythm of foreign-currency arrivals and therefore the pressure on the exchange rate. Season by season, the visitor calendar does most of the work in moving this rate.
Converting and sending the Seychellois Rupee: what to know
The Seychellois rupee was floated in 2008 under an IMF programme and is convertible, but it trades in a small and thin market, which can make access uneven. Its defining practical feature is seasonality: tourism receipts are the swing factor, so the availability and pricing of foreign currency tend to ebb and flow with the visitor calendar. For senders and receivers, that means conditions can feel tighter off-season. There is no major parallel-market problem to manage; the main thing to watch is timing and the limited depth of a small island market.
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.
About the Seychellois Rupee
The Seychellois rupee, issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles, divides into 100 cents and was floated in 2008 under an International Monetary Fund programme that liberalised the previously fixed regime. The archipelago's economy is overwhelmingly built on high-end tourism and tuna fishing, so the rupee effectively rises and falls with the flow of holidaymakers and the dollar receipts their visits generate. A strong tourist season fills the country's coffers with foreign exchange and tends to firm the rupee, while a quiet one leaves it softer. That narrow export base ties the currency closely to seasonal travel patterns.
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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 Seychelles, see the inbound transfer comparison.