🇦🇺 AUD vs 🇺🇸 USD: Currency Strength Comparison
Data updated: November 6, 2026
On November 6, 2026, one US Dollar bought 1.4554 AUD at the official reference rate, so per unit the US Dollar is worth more. A higher unit value only reflects how each currency is denominated, not which one is gaining: over the past 12 months AUD strengthened by 5.4% against USD, so on momentum the Australian Dollar (AUD) is the stronger of the two.
Adjusted for consumer-price inflation in both economies, AUD gained 5.6% in real terms against USD over the same period.
AUD relative to USD
Positive values mean AUD strengthened against USD.
AUD vs USD over the last three years
AUD against USD, index 100 on November 6, 2023. A rising line means AUD gained on USD. Dashed: the same, adjusted for consumer-price inflation in both economies. Green dot: 3-year high, red: 3-year low.
- 3-year high: 111.6 on May 7, 2026, when AUD was at its strongest against USD in the period.
- 3-year low: 92.4 on April 9, 2025.
- Now: 105.7, 5.3% below the high and 14.4% above the low.
- Sharpest one-month move: AUD rose 8% against USD between April 9, 2025 and May 5, 2025, around the time of “US-China agree 90-day tariff truce” (🇺🇸 May 12, 2025).
What moved AUD and USD
- · 🇺🇸 Senate confirms Warsh as Fed chair — Kevin Warsh is confirmed in the closest Fed chair vote in modern history, succeeding Powell
- · 🇦🇺 RBA hikes to 4.35%, full reversal — A third straight 2026 hike fully unwinds all of 2025's rate cuts within nine months
- · 🇺🇸 Supreme Court strikes down IEEPA tariffs — The Court rules 6-3 that Trump's emergency-powers tariffs exceeded presidential authority
- · 🇦🇺 RBA reverses course, hikes to 3.85% — RBA delivers its first hike since 2023, reversing 2025's easing
- · 🇺🇸 Fed resumes cutting to 4.00-4.25% — The FOMC restarts its easing cycle after holding rates since December 2024
- · 🇺🇸 Moody's strips US of AAA rating — Moody's downgrades US sovereign debt, citing rising debt and interest costs
Major central-bank decisions, elections and shocks for the two currencies since November 6, 2023. The interactive chart marks them on the line.
Performance against 15 major currencies
| Currency | 12-month change vs basket | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australian Dollar (AUD) | +7% | #2 of 16 |
| 🇺🇸 US Dollar (USD) | +1.1% | #6 of 16 |
Open the interactive AUD/USD chart →
How this comparison works
Each currency's strength index starts at 100 and accumulates its daily change against 15 other major currencies (a geometric mean of pairwise exchange-rate moves), using European Central Bank reference rates and other official sources. The relative figures above divide AUD's index by USD's, so they reflect the two currencies' performance against each other while accounting for the whole basket. The real variant additionally adjusts each currency for its domestic CPI inflation.
Read the full methodology →Frequently asked questions
Is AUD stronger than USD right now?
It depends on the question. Per unit, 1 USD = 1.4554 AUD (reference rate, November 6, 2026), so the US Dollar is worth more. As for which one is gaining, over the past 12 months AUD strengthened by 5.4% against USD, so on momentum the Australian Dollar (AUD) is the stronger of the two.
How do AUD and USD perform against other major currencies?
Against a basket of 15 major currencies over the past 12 months, AUD ranks #2 of 16 (+7%) while USD ranks #6 (+1.1%).
What does the AUD vs USD strength comparison show?
Rather than a single exchange rate, this page compares how each currency performed against a basket of 15 major currencies, then derives their relative strength. It filters out moves caused by the other currency alone and shows who is truly stronger.
How often is the data updated?
Every trading day (Monday to Friday), after the European Central Bank publishes its reference rates, usually around 16:00 CET.